Kinetic analysis of the photochemical decomposition of gas-phase chlorobenzene in a UV reactor: Quantum yield and photonic efficiency

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 247-252

  Zhang, Lianfeng ^a   Anderson, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation; Air emissions; Chlorobenzene; Ozone; Photolysis; Sulfur dioxide; UV

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION; AIR EMISSIONS; CHLORINATED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLOROBENZENE; FINITE MODEL; FLUE GAS COMPONENT; FLUENCE RATES; GASPHASE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IN-PROCESS; KINETIC ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOREACTORS; RADICAL CHAIN REACTIONS; REACTING SPECIES; UV; UV PHOTOLYSIS; UV PHOTONS; UV REACTORS;

AIR POLLUTION; EFFICIENCY; FLUE GASES; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM YIELD; SULFUR;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84872384910     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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