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The evaluation of absorption photon rates in slurry reactors is a rather challenging task since light can experience a combination of reflection, scattering and absorption in the TiO2 particle suspension.
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de Lasa, H., Serrano, B., Salaices, M. (2005). The Irradiation Field in Photocatalytic Reactors. In: Photocatalytic Reaction Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27591-6_4
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