Performance of ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation for indoor air applications: Systematic experimental evaluation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-138

  Zhong, Lexuan ^a   Haghighat, Fariborz ^a   Lee, Chang Seo ^a   Lakdawala, Ness ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air filters; By products; Ozonation; Photolysis; Ultra violet photocatalytic oxidation (UV PCO)

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; INLET CONCENTRATION; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS; VENTILATED BUILDINGS;

AIR FILTERS; BYPRODUCTS; DUCTS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OZONE; OZONIZATION; PHOTOLYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

OXIDATION;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; GLASS FIBER; HEXANE; OCTANE; OZONE; PARA XYLENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIRFLOW; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; INDOOR AIR; IRRADIATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; OXIDATION; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR FILTER; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMIDITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR FILTERS; BY-PRODUCTS; OZONATION; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRA-VIOLET PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION (UV-PCO);

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON; CATALYSIS; FILTRATION; GLASS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880968225     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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