Determination of photochemical, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical efficiencies in a photoelectrocatalytic reactor

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 787-797

  Marugán, Javier ^a   Van Grieken, Rafael ^a   Pablos, Cristina ^a   Adán, Cristina ^a   Timmers, Ruud ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrochemical efficiency; IPCE; Photoelectrocatalysis; Photonic efficiency; Tio2 electrode

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METHANOL; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

IPCE; OXIDATION OF METHANOL; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCT MOLECULES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84896364323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2012-0014     Document Type: Article

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