A review of engineering development of aqueous phase solar photocatalytic detoxification and disinfection processes
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Scientific research on photocatalytic oxidation of hazardous chemicals has been conducted extensively over the last three decades. Use of solar radiation in photocatalytic detoxification and disinfection has only been explored in the last decade. Developments of engineering scale systems, design methodologies, and commercial and industrial applications have occurred even more recently. A number of reactor concepts and designs including concentrating and nonconcentrating types and methods of catalyst deployment have been developed. Some commercial and industrial field tests of solar detoxification systems have been conducted. This paper reviews the engineering developments of the solar photocatalytic detoxification and disinfection processes, including system design methodologies.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 516697
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 119, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: May 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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