A novel photocatalytic microreactor bundle that does not require an electric power source

Kenji Katayama; Yuki Takeda; Kenta Kuwabara; Shota Kuwahara

doi:10.1039/c2cc33525e

A novel photocatalytic microreactor bundle that does not require an electric power source

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jul 28;48(59):7368-70. doi: 10.1039/c2cc33525e. Epub 2012 Jun 20.

Authors

Kenji Katayama¹, Yuki Takeda, Kenta Kuwabara, Shota Kuwahara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan. kkata@kc.chuo-u.ac.jp

PMID: 22713971
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33525e

Abstract

A new type of photocatalytic reactor was developed. Capillaries coated on the inside with photocatalytic materials induced an effective photocatalytic reaction by pulling up a solution under the action of capillary forces; no electric pump was required for the replacement of the chemicals, due to the concentration gradient generated in the capillaries.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Coloring Agents / chemistry
Coloring Agents / radiation effects
Methylene Blue / chemistry
Methylene Blue / radiation effects
Oxides / chemistry
Oxides / radiation effects
Photochemical Processes
Rhodamines / chemistry
Rhodamines / radiation effects
Sunlight
Tungsten / chemistry
Tungsten / radiation effects
Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical / radiation effects*
Water Purification / instrumentation*
Water Purification / methods

Substances

Coloring Agents
Oxides
Rhodamines
Water Pollutants, Chemical
rhodamine 6G
tungsten oxide
Methylene Blue
Tungsten