TiO2 absorption and scattering coefficients using Monte Carlo method and macroscopic balances in a photo-CREC unit

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5813-5821

  Moreira, J ^a   Serrano, B ^b   Ortiz, A ^a   de Lasa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Absorption; Monte Carlo; Photocatalysis; Radiation; Scattering; Transfer

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; KINETIC STUDY; LEAST SQUARED ERROR; MONTE CARLO; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTICAL PARAMETER; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINS; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SCATTERING CO-EFFICIENT; TIO; TRANSFER; TRANSMITTED RADIATION; VOLUMETRIC RATES;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCATTERING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 80053226425     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.07.040     Document Type: Article

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