Numerical Analysis of the Photo-Dissociation/Radical Oxidation of Formaldehyde by Ultraviolet Light in a Photolytic Reactor

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Abstract:

The release of volatile organic compounds VOCs into the atmosphere has come under fore by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA and state regulatory agencies in the past several years. These releases come from a wide variety of sources from gasoline filling stations to industrial and military operations. A new pollution control technology currently under development utilizes ultraviolet UV light to break down the volatile organic compounds VOCs contained in an airstream. One pollution control equipment manufacturer has already employed this method in an installation in California.

Author(s):
Fetter, Robert O.
Author Organization(s):
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0071

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
XJ
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*AIR POLLUTION, *PHOTODISSOCIATION, *NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, *OXIDATION, *ULTRAVIOLET EQUIPMENT, *REACTOR OPERATION, *FORMALDEHYDE, *PHOTOLYSIS, *LIGHT, *ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, IONS, FLUID MECHANICS, GASOLINE, ATMOSPHERES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS, THESES, VOLATILITY, FREE RADICALS, FUELS, THERMODYNAMICS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Organic Chemistry, Radiation and Nuclear Chemistry, Optics, Air Pollution and Control
Keyword(s):
*VOC POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES
Report Date:
1993 Dec 01