Photocatalytic reactors for environmental remediation: a review.

McCullagh, Cathy; Skillen, Nathan; Adams, Morgan; Robertson, Peter K.J.

Abstract

Research in the field of photocatalytic reactors in the past three decades has been an area of extensive and diverse activity with an extensive range of suspended and fixed film photocatalyst configurations being reported. The key considerations for photocatalytic reactors, however, remain the same; effective mass transfer of pollutants to the photocatalyst surface and effective deployments and illumination of the photocatalyst. Photocatalytic reactors have the potential versatility to be applied to the remediation of a range of water and gaseous effluents. Furthermore they have also been applied to the treatment of potable waters. The scale-up of photocatalytic reactors for waste and potable water treatment plants has also been demonstrated. Systems for the reduction of carbon dioxide to fuel products have also been reported. This paper considers the main photocatalytic reactor configurations that have been reported to date.

Citation

MCCULLAGH, C., SKILLEN, N., ADAMS, M. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2011. Photocatalytic reactors for environmental remediation: a review. Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology [online], 86(8), pages 1002-1017. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.2650

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2011
• Online Publication Date: May 18, 2011
• Publication Date: Aug 31, 2011
• Deposit Date: Nov 7, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 7, 2014
• Journal: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
• Print ISSN: 0268-2575
• Electronic ISSN: 1097-4660
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1002-1017
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.2650
• Keywords: Photocatalyst; Reactor; Fluidised bed; Immobilised film; Suspended catalyst mass transportrate control
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1067
• Contract Date: Nov 7, 2014