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A Photocatalytic Active Adsorbent for Gas Cleaning in a Fixed Bed Reactor
Joint Authors
Azouani, Rabah
Kanaev, Andrei
Pucher, Peter
Krammer, Gernot
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Efficient photocatalysis for gas cleaning purposes requires a large accessible, illuminated active surface in a simple and compact reactor.
Conventional concepts use powdered catalysts, which are nontransparent.
Hence a uniform distribution of light is difficult to be attained.
Our approach is based on a coarse granular, UV-A light transparent, and highly porous adsorbent that can be used in a simple fixed bed reactor.
A novel sol-gel process with rapid micro mixing is used to coat a porous silica substrate with TiO2-based nanoparticles.
The resulting material posses a high adsorption capacity and a photocatalytic activity under UV-A illumination (PCAA = photocatalytic active adsorbent).
Its photocatalytic performance was studied on the oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) in a fixed bed reactor setup in continuous and discontinuous operation modes.
Continuous operation resulted in a higher conversion rate due to less slip while discontinuous operation is superior for a total oxidation to CO2 due to a user-defined longer residence time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pucher, Peter& Azouani, Rabah& Kanaev, Andrei& Krammer, Gernot. 2008. A Photocatalytic Active Adsorbent for Gas Cleaning in a Fixed Bed Reactor. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pucher, Peter…[et al.]. A Photocatalytic Active Adsorbent for Gas Cleaning in a Fixed Bed Reactor. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pucher, Peter& Azouani, Rabah& Kanaev, Andrei& Krammer, Gernot. A Photocatalytic Active Adsorbent for Gas Cleaning in a Fixed Bed Reactor. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-987946