From the design to the development of a continuous fixed bed photoreactor for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 152-160

  Vaiano, V ^a   Sacco, O ^a   Pisano, D ^a   Sannino, D ^a   Ciambelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design and development; Fixed bed continuous photoreactor; UV light; Visible light; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; LIGHT; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD KINETICS; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOREACTORS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; VISIBLE LIGHT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84969246454     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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