Experimental study on visible-light induced photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous formaldehyde by polyester fiber supported photocatalysts

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-18

  Han, Zhenan ^a   Chang, Victor Weichung ^a   Wang, Xiaoping ^a   Lim, Teik Thye ^a   Hildemann, Lynn ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Photocatalytic oxidation; Spray coating; Visible light

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBER SURFACE; GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD MODELS; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; OXIDATIVE SPECIES; PHOTOCATALYST LOADING; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; POLYESTER FIBER; REACTION PARAMETERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEM IMAGE; SPRAY COATING; STABILITY TESTS; SUPEROXIDE RADICAL; SUPPORTED PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE LIGHT; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

COATINGS; EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FOG; FORMALDEHYDE; LOADING; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POLYESTERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84872260483     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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