Intensification of heterogeneous TiO2 photocatalysis using an innovative micro–meso-structured-reactor for Cr(VI) reduction under simulated solar light

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 318, Issue , 2017, Pages 76-88

  Marinho, Belisa A ^a,b   Djellabi, Ridha ^a   Cristóvão, Raquel O ^a   Loureiro, José M ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a   Dias, Madalena M ^a   Lopes, José Carlos B ^a   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium reduction; Micro meso structured photoreactor; Process intensification; Solar light; TiO2 photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; ILLUMINATED SURFACE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOREACTORS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; SOLAR LIGHT;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84969921558     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.05.077     Document Type: Article

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