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

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.

SUBMITTER: Hermens JGH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9594834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature