화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Vol.90, No.11, 1923-1929, 2012
Performance evaluation of a continuous flow Photo-Impinging Streams Cyclone Reactor for phenol degradation
In this study, an impinging streams cyclone reactor has been utilized as a novel apparatus in photocatalytic degradation of phenol. Degussa P25 TiO2 nano particles have been applied as the photocatalyst under UV radiation. The operating parameters including catalyst loading, pH, initial phenol concentration and light Intensity have been found to affect the efficiency of the photocatalytic degradation process within this photoreactor. Photocatalytic degradation of phenol has been also investigated in a continuous flow impinging streams system. The results have shown a higher efficiency and an increased performance capability of the present reactor in comparison with the conventional processes. (C) 2012 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.