Design of an efficient photocatalytic reactor for the decomposition of gaseous organic contaminants in air

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 187, Issue , 2012, Pages 203-209

  Lee, David Minzae ^a   Yun, Hyeong Jin ^a   Yu, Sungju ^a   Yun, Seong Jin ^b   Lee, Sun Young ^b   Kang, Sang Hyeon ^b   Yi, Jongheop ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b The Environmental Technology Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air purification; Contact probability; Photocatalysis; Reactor design; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

FIBER-BASED MATERIALS; GLASS TUBES; INNER SURFACES; INNER WALLS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; REACTOR DESIGNS; STAINLESS STEEL PLATE; TIO; TUBULAR REACTORS;

AIR PURIFICATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DECOMPOSITION; FELT; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROBABILITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 84862803871     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.121     Document Type: Article

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