TY - JOUR
T1 - Model-based optimization of a photocatalytic reactor with light-emitting diodes
AU - Khodadadian, Fatemeh
AU - Poursaeidesfahani, Ali
AU - Li, Zonghan
AU - van Ommen, J. Ruud
AU - Stankiewicz, Andrzej I.
AU - Lakerveld, Richard
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Light-emitting diode
KW - Modeling
KW - Photocatalyst
KW - Photocatalytic reactor
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U2 - 10.1002/ceat.201600010
DO - 10.1002/ceat.201600010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988521714
SN - 0930-7516
VL - 39
SP - 1946
EP - 1954
JO - Chemical Engineering and Technology
JF - Chemical Engineering and Technology
IS - 10
ER -