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Title: Apparatus for decoupled thermo-photocatalytic pollution control

Abstract

A new method for design and scale-up of photocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The method is based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to photo-thermocatalytic reactor design and scale-up. At low irradiance levels, the method is based on the implementation of low pressure drop biopolymeric and synthetic polymeric support for titanium dioxide and other band-gap media. At high irradiance levels, the method utilizes multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media within a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1174301
Patent Number(s):
6551561
Application Number:
09/784,602
Assignee:
University Of Central Florida
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Tabatabaie-Raissi, Ali, Muradov, Nazim Z., and Martin, Eric. Apparatus for decoupled thermo-photocatalytic pollution control. United States: N. p., 2003. Web.
Tabatabaie-Raissi, Ali, Muradov, Nazim Z., & Martin, Eric. Apparatus for decoupled thermo-photocatalytic pollution control. United States.
Tabatabaie-Raissi, Ali, Muradov, Nazim Z., and Martin, Eric. Tue . "Apparatus for decoupled thermo-photocatalytic pollution control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174301.
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abstractNote = {A new method for design and scale-up of photocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The method is based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to photo-thermocatalytic reactor design and scale-up. At low irradiance levels, the method is based on the implementation of low pressure drop biopolymeric and synthetic polymeric support for titanium dioxide and other band-gap media. At high irradiance levels, the method utilizes multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media within a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
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