Feasibility of ultraviolet-light-emitting diodes as an alternative light source for photocatalysis

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 932-940

  Levine, Lanfang H ^a   Richards, Jeffrey T ^a   Coutts, Janelle L ^a   Soler, Robert ^b   Maxik, Fred ^b   Wheeler, Raymond M ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b Lighting Science Group Corporation   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; ETHANOL; MINERALOGY; PHOTONS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANNULAR REACTORS; CATALYST SURFACES; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PRODUCTION RATES; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; WALLPLUG EFFICIENCY;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ALCOHOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 80052555425     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.596746     Document Type: Article

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