title: Evaluation of model parameters for simulating TiO(2) coated UV reactors.
abstract: A CFD-based model for simulating TiO(2) coated photocatalytic reactors used in drinking water treatment applications was preliminarily evaluated. The model includes aspects of hydrodynamics, mass transfer, UV-radiation field, and surface chemical reactions. Appropriate models for each of the associated physicochemical phenomena were experimentally or analytically examined. Once defined and evaluated, the individual models were integrated into a CFD-based model for simulating photocatalytic reactor performance, which was experimentally evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. eduran@chbe.ubc.ca
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taghipour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohseni
mesh_terms: D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C030544:formic acid; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium