Photodegradation of Organic Compounds in the Vapor Phase Using TiO2-Coated Optical Fibers
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Anuncia González-Martín
Abstract
A variety of trace contaminants can accumulate in closed atmospheres, both in space and on earth, where they may pose a health threat to the human occupants. Complete photodegradation of organic pollutants with oxygen can be carried out on TiO2. Lynntech has developed and tested a novel photoreactor based on using a thin layer of TiO2 coated onto a network of fused-silica fibers. The main advantage of this design is that the small diameter optical fibers coated with TiO2 provide an extremely high ratio of photoactive TiO2 surface to total reactor volume. The fibers serve as a support for TiO2 and as “light guides” which enable the light to be transmitted through the TiO2 coating directly to the reaction zone between the polluted air and the surface of the photocatalytic coating. The photoreactor was successfully tested for the destruction of ethylene and methane, and degradation efficiencies as high as 98% were achieved.
© 2017 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Masthead
- Contents
- Preface
- Editorial
- Research Articles
- UV Radiation Distribution in A Flat-Plate Photocatalytic Reactor with Suspended Particles of Titanium Dioxide. Mathematical Model and Experimental Verification
- Quantum Efficiencies of the Photocatalytic Decomposition of Trichloroethylene in Water. A Comparative Study for Different Varieties of Titanium Dioxide Catalysts
- Reaction Kinetics of the Suspended Solid, Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyzed Decompostion of Trichloroethylene in Water
- Fiber-Mediated Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis
- Computational and Experimental Studies of UV/Titania Photocatalytic Oxidation of VOCs in Honeycomb Monoliths
- Photodegradation of Organic Compounds in the Vapor Phase Using TiO2-Coated Optical Fibers
- Photocatalysis with Fe/TiO2 Semiconductors and TiO2 Sensitized by Phthalocyanines
- TiO2-Mediated Photoelectrocatalytic Purification of Water
- Performance Evaluation of a Titania-coated Reticulated Foam Photocatalytic Oxidation Reactor
- Modeling of a Photocatalytic Honeycombed Monolith Reactor for Air Purification Processes
- Photoreduction of Copper on TiO2 Nanoparticles Modified with Polydentate Ligands
- Decomposition of 2-Chlorobiphenyl in Aqueous Solutions by UV Irradiation with the Presence of Titanium Dioxide
- Effect of Fluorescent Illumination on Bacteria Supported on Glass Slides
- TiO2 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene and PCE Vapor in the Air
- Adsorption and Photochemical Behavior of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on a non-semi conductive surface such as silica
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Masthead
- Contents
- Preface
- Editorial
- Research Articles
- UV Radiation Distribution in A Flat-Plate Photocatalytic Reactor with Suspended Particles of Titanium Dioxide. Mathematical Model and Experimental Verification
- Quantum Efficiencies of the Photocatalytic Decomposition of Trichloroethylene in Water. A Comparative Study for Different Varieties of Titanium Dioxide Catalysts
- Reaction Kinetics of the Suspended Solid, Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyzed Decompostion of Trichloroethylene in Water
- Fiber-Mediated Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis
- Computational and Experimental Studies of UV/Titania Photocatalytic Oxidation of VOCs in Honeycomb Monoliths
- Photodegradation of Organic Compounds in the Vapor Phase Using TiO2-Coated Optical Fibers
- Photocatalysis with Fe/TiO2 Semiconductors and TiO2 Sensitized by Phthalocyanines
- TiO2-Mediated Photoelectrocatalytic Purification of Water
- Performance Evaluation of a Titania-coated Reticulated Foam Photocatalytic Oxidation Reactor
- Modeling of a Photocatalytic Honeycombed Monolith Reactor for Air Purification Processes
- Photoreduction of Copper on TiO2 Nanoparticles Modified with Polydentate Ligands
- Decomposition of 2-Chlorobiphenyl in Aqueous Solutions by UV Irradiation with the Presence of Titanium Dioxide
- Effect of Fluorescent Illumination on Bacteria Supported on Glass Slides
- TiO2 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene and PCE Vapor in the Air
- Adsorption and Photochemical Behavior of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on a non-semi conductive surface such as silica
