Photocatalysis for continuous air purification in wastewater treatment plants: From lab to reality

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5040-5048

  Portela, R ^a,b   Tessinari, R F ^a,c   Suarez S ^a   Rasmussen, S B ^b   Hernandez Alonso M D ^a   Canela, M C ^c   Avila P ^b   Sanchez B ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CURRENTS; ARTIFICIAL RADIATIONS; CATALYST LIFETIME; FLOW REGIMES; INLET CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY REACTORS; MINIMUM VALUE; OPERATING HOURS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; SYNTHETIC AIR; TIO; TUBULAR REACTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AIR PURIFICATION; HYBRID MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DESULFURIZATION;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OXIDE; SILICON MAGNESIUM OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY METHOD; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PURIFICATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CATALYST; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84860430536     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2042355     Document Type: Article

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