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Model‐Based Optimization of a Photocatalytic Reactor with Light‐Emitting Diodes
Author(s) -
Khodadadian Fatemeh,
Poursaeidesfahani Ali,
Li Zonghan,
van Ommen J. Ruud,
Stankiewicz Andrzej I.,
Lakerveld Richard
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201600010
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , toluene , degradation (telecommunications) , photon , materials science , batch reactor , reactor design , process engineering , continuous stirred tank reactor , mass transfer , nuclear engineering , chemical engineering , computer science , chemistry , catalysis , physics , engineering , electronic engineering , chromatography , optics , organic chemistry
The complicated interplay between mass and photon transfer within a photocatalytic reactor calls for an integrated design approach. A model‐based optimization approach for LED‐based photocatalytic reactors is presented. First, a model that describes the distribution of reactants and photons within a photocatalytic reactor is developed. Then, several design variables related to the reactor dimensions and light sources are optimized simultaneously using the photocatalytic degradation of toluene as a model system. The results demonstrate how different formulations of the problem can be used to either minimize the reactor cost or to obtain a specified concentration profile within the reactor.
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