Process Intensification in Photocatalytic Decomposition of Formic Acid over a TiO2 Catalyst by Forced Periodic Modulation of Concentration, Temperature, Flowrate and Light Intensity

The effect of forced periodic modulation of several input parameters on the rate of photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid over a TiO2 thin film catalyst has been investigated in a continuously stirred tank reactor. The kinetic model was adopted based on the literature and it includes acid adso...

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Published in:Processes 2021-11, Vol.9 (11), p.2046
Main Authors: Ellwood, Thomas, Živković, Luka A., Denissenko, Petr, Abiev, Rufat Sh, Rebrov, Evgeny V., Petkovska, Menka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Adsorption
Catalysts
Chemical reactions
Chemical reactors
Continuously stirred tank reactors
Decomposition
Energy
Formic acid
Frequency dependence
Frequency response
Light intensity
Luminous intensity
Mathematical models
Modulation
Nonlinear response
Ordinary differential equations
Parameters
Photocatalysis
Plasma
Process intensification
Renewable resources
Thin films
Titanium dioxide
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Summary:The effect of forced periodic modulation of several input parameters on the rate of photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid over a TiO2 thin film catalyst has been investigated in a continuously stirred tank reactor. The kinetic model was adopted based on the literature and it includes acid adsorption, desorption steps, the formation of photocatalytic active sites and decomposition of the adsorbed species over the active titania sites. A reactor model was developed that describes mass balances of reactive species. The analysis of the reactor was performed with a computer-aided nonlinear frequency response method. Initially, the effect of amplitude and frequency of four input parameters (flowrate, acid concentration, temperature and light intensity) were studied. All single inputs provided only a minor improvement, which did not exceed 4%. However, a modulation of two input parameters, inlet flowrate and the acid molar fraction, considerably improved the acid conversion from 80 to 96%. This is equivalent to a factor of two increase in residence time at steady-state operation at the same temperature and acid concentration.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr9112046