Effectiveness factors for porous catalysts have been determined for ph
otocatalytic reactions characterized by integer order and by generaliz
ed Langmuir-Hinshelwood/Hougen-Watson rate expressions. The geometry o
f interest is a planar porous membrane that is illuminated from either
the front or the rear by a planar light source. Effectiveness factors
for these systems depend not only on Thiele moduli defined herein but
also on the product of the effective membrane thickness and the optic
al absorption coefficient of the porous membrane.