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Photon absorption by aqueous TiO2 dispersion contained in a stirred photoreactor

Vincenzo AugugliaroMario SchiavelloLeonardo Palmisano

subject

AnataseEnvironmental EngineeringPhotonAqueous solutionActinometerChemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringAnalytical chemistryPhotochemistryPhenol degradationCatalysislaw.inventionlawDispersion (chemistry)Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)Biotechnology

description

We present a simple experimental method which allows the evaluation of the absorbed photon flow. The method is based on measurements of transmitted photon rates (by means of standard actinometer solutions) for different reactor thicknesses and/or catalyst concentrations. The method was applied to phenol degradation reaction carried out in a stirred batch phtotoreactor containing aqueous TiO 2 (anatase) dispersion, directly irradied by a 1,500 W Xe lamp

https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690370714