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Description:
Photocatalytic membrane reactor that couples UV photolysis and water filtration in a single unit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When lights are on the reactor needs to be totally covered to protect people from exposure to UV light.
References
Hybrid Reactors
C. Fraga, R. Huertas, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira 2019. Novel submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor for treatment of olive mill wastewaters, Catalysts. Special Issue Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors. 9(9), 769.
B.R. Oliveira, S. Sanches, R. Huertas, M. T. B. Crespo, V. J. Pereira 2020. Treatment of a real drinking water matrix inoculated with Aspergillus fumigatus using a photocatalytic membrane reactor, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 598, 117788.
LEDs
B.R. Oliveira, M. T. B. Crespo, V. J. Pereira 2020. Small but powerful: light-emitting diodes for inactivation of Aspergillus species in real water matrices, Water Research. Volume 168, 115108.
Membrane modification
R.M. Huertas, M.C. Fraga, J.G. Crespo, V. J. Pereira 2019. Solvent free process for the development of photocatalytic membranes, Molecules. 24, 4481.