A new method for studying activity and reaction kinetics of photocatalytic water oxidation systems using a bubbling reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 238, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-26

  Hernández, Simelys ^a   Bensaid, Samir ^b   Armandi, Marco ^a   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Chiodoni, Angelica ^a   Bonelli, Barbara ^b   Garrone, Edoardo ^b   Pirri, C Fabrizio ^a,b   Saracco, Guido ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial photosynthesis; Bubbling reactor; Kinetic study; Photocatalysis; Water oxidation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; BUBBLING REACTOR; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; KINETIC STUDY; MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; WATER OXIDATION;

BATCH REACTORS; BUBBLE FORMATION; CATALYSTS; DATA PROCESSING; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84888818498     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.094     Document Type: Article

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