Design of pilot-scale solar photocatalytic reactor for the generation of hydrogen from alkaline sulfide wastewater of sewage treatment plant

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2817-2823

  Priya, R ^a   Kanmani, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Design of photoreactor; H2 generation; Na2S decomposition; Sulphide removal

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOLAR ENERGY;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; SEWAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84897018168     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.790081     Document Type: Article

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