Many chemical reactions
contain heterogeneous reagents, products,
byproducts, or catalysts, making their transposition from batch to
continuous-flow processing challenging. Herein, we report the use
of a photochemical rotor–stator spinning disk reactor (pRS-SDR)
that can handle and scale solid-containing photochemical reaction
conditions in flow. Its ability to handle slurries was showcased for
the TiO
2
-mediated aerobic photodegradation of aqueous methylene
blue. The use of a fast rotating disk imposes high shear forces on
the multiphase reaction mixture, ensuring its homogenization, increasing
the mass transfer, and improving the irradiation profile of the reaction
mixture. The pRS-SDR performance was also compared to other lab-scale
reactors in terms of water treated per reactor volume and light power
input.
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