Development of a modular photoreactor for the upscaling of continuous flow photochemistry

Johannes G.H. Hermens; Mathieu Lepage; Arjan Kloekhorst; Erik Keller; Ben L. Feringa; Robin Bloem; Maurice Meijer

doi:10.1039/D2RE00310D

Development of a modular photoreactor for the upscaling of continuous flow photochemistry

Johannes G.H. Hermens (First author)
, Mathieu Lepage
, Arjan Kloekhorst
, Erik Keller
, Ben L. Feringa
, Robin Bloem
, Maurice Meijer

Life Sciences & Renewable Energy

Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen

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Abstract

The upscaling of biphasic photochemical reactions is challenging because of the inherent constraints of liquid-gas mixing and light penetration. Using semi-permeable coaxial flow chemistry within a modular photoreactor, the photooxidation of the platform chemical furfural was scaled up to produce routinely 29 gram per day of biobased building block hydroxybutenolide, a precursor to acrylate alternatives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2280-2284
Number of pages	5
Journal	Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
Volume	7
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RE00310D https://doi.org/10.1039/d2re00310d
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2022

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SDG 09 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

modular photoreactor
continuous flow photochemistry
upscaling

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

Energy

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

Renewable fuels and sustainable gases

Publinova themes

Technology

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Heeres, A. (Speaker) & Keller, E. (Speaker)
2 Jun 2023
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Biobased/circular chemistry at the Hanze
Heeres, A. (Speaker) & Keller, E. (Speaker)
31 May 2023
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Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

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Biobased/circular chemistry at the Hanze.

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