Optimal catalyst thickness in titanium dioxide fixed film reactors: Mathematical modelling and experimental validation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 234, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-65

  Vezzoli, Massimiliano ^a,b   Farrell, Troy ^b   Baker, Adrian ^b   Psaltis, Steven ^b   Martens, Wayde N ^b   Bell, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intrinsic kinetics; Mass transport; Optimal thickness; Photocatalysis; Porosity; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIXED FILM REACTOR; INTRINSIC KINETICS; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

CATALYSTS; FORECASTING; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDES; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS; RIVER POLLUTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84884328032     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.049     Document Type: Article

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