Scaling Up Gas–Liquid Photo-Oxidations in Flow Using Rotor-Stator Spinning Disc Reactors and a High-Intensity Light Source
Organic Process Research & Development,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
29(2), С. 460 - 471
Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2025
Photochemical
transformations
have
garnered
renewed
interest
over
the
past
decade
for
their
ability
to
enable
unique
reactions
under
mild
conditions.
However,
scaling
up
such
processes,
particularly
in
multiphase
systems
(e.g.,
gas–liquid),
remains
challenging.
Previously,
we
demonstrated
potential
of
photochemical
rotor-stator
spinning
disc
reactor
(pRS-SDR)
photooxidation
α-terpinene
ascaridole,
though
system
was
limited
by
light
source,
resulting
suboptimal
operation
a
photon-limited
regime.
In
this
work,
unlock
full
pRS-SDR
integrating
high-powered
source
(up
652
W
optical
output)
specifically
designed
reactor.
The
results
show
that
high
gas–liquid
mass
transfer
rates
achievable
allow
significant
productivity
improvements
irradiance
(16.3
kg
day–1
at
92%
conversion
and
2.52
cm–2
27
mL
irradiated
volume),
representing
an
order
magnitude
increase
compared
our
previous
study.
β-citronellol
exhibited
notable
limitations,
highlighting
importance
selecting
appropriate
model
when
evaluating
intensified
reactors.
Язык: Английский
Photokinetics of Photothermal Reactions
Molecules,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
30(2), С. 330 - 330
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025
Photothermal
reactions,
involving
both
photochemical
and
thermal
reaction
steps,
are
the
most
abundant
sequences
in
photochemistry.
The
derivation
of
their
rate
laws
is
standardized,
but
integration
these
has
not
yet
been
achieved.
Indeed,
field
still
lacks
integrated
for
description
reactions’
behavior
and/or
identification
order.
This
made
difficult
a
comprehensive
account
photokinetics
photothermal
which
created
gap
knowledge.
addressed
present
paper
by
introducing
an
unprecedented
general
model
equation
capable
mapping
out
kinetic
traces
such
reactions
when
exposed
to
light
or
dark.
law
also
applies
reactive
medium
either
monochromatic
polychromatic
irradiation.
validity
was
established
against
simulated
data
obtained
fourth-order
Runge–Kutta
method.
It
then
used
describe
quantify
several
situations
as
effects
initial
concentration,
spectator
molecules,
incident
radiation
intensity,
impact
latter
on
photonic
yield.
facilitated
elucidation
method
determine
intrinsic
parameters
(quantum
yields
absorptivities
species)
any
mechanism
whose
number
species
known.
contributes
rationalizing
along
same
guidelines
adopted
chemical
kinetics.
Язык: Английский