Radiation field modeling and optimization of a compact and modular multi-plate photocatalytic reactor (MPPR) for air/water purification by Monte Carlo method

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 217, Issue , 2013, Pages 475-485

  Zazueta, Ana Luisa Loo ^a,c   Destaillats, Hugo ^b   Li Puma, Gianluca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indoor air; Monte Carlo simulation; Multi plate reactor; Photocatalysis; Photoreactor; Water air treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR STREAMS; DEGUSSA P25; IMMOBILIZED TIO; INDOOR AIR; LOW PRESSURE DROP; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; MODULAR DESIGNS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO STOCHASTIC METHOD; MULTI-PLATE REACTOR; MULTILAMP; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; OXIDATION OF TOLUENES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SURFACES; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTON UTILIZATION; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOREACTOR DESIGN; PHOTOREACTORS; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INTENSITY; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SCALE-UP; TIO; WATER DETOXIFICATIONS; WATER PURIFICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84873746232     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.085     Document Type: Article

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