Homogeneous Photoreactions for AOTs: Reactor Analysis and Design

CASSANO, ALBERTO ENRIQUE; ALFANO, ORLANDO MARIO; BRANDI, RODOLFO JUAN; MARTIN, CARLOS ALBERTO

Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies

Science and Technology Network Inc.

Año: 2002 vol. 5 p. 164 - 175

This paper presents the most important technical tools that are needed for designing homogeneous photoreactors using computer simulation of a rigorous mathematical description of the reactor performance. Employing intrinsic reaction kinetic models and parameters derived from properly analyzed laboratory information, it is shown that is possible to scale up reactors with no additional information and without resorting to empirically adjusted correcting factors. The method is illustrated with two processes of degradation of organic pollutants as typical applications of the newly developed Advanced Oxidation Technologies. Two reactors, having pilot plant sizes, are modeled to show the proposed approach. Predictions from the models are compared with experimental data obtaining reasonable good results. They provide confidence on mathematical modeling as a design methodology for homogeneous photochemical reactors.