Photocatalytic reduction of benzaldehyde and nitrotoluene in microspace was investigated by using a microreactor with immobilized titanium dioxide. Advantages of a photocatalytic microreaction system which has a remarkably large surface-to-volume ratio have been examined.

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Reduction O 0220 Photocatalytic Reduction in Microreactors. -Photocatalytic reduction of benzaldehyde (I) and nitrotoluene (III) is investigated using a microreactor with immobilized TiO2. -(MATSUSHITA*, Y.; KUMADA, S.; WAKABAYASHI, K.; SAKEDA, K.; ICHIMURA, T.; Chem. Lett. 35 (2006) 4, 410-411; Dep. Chem., Tokyo Inst. Technol., Meguro, Tokyo 152, Japan; Eng.) -M. Paetzel 35-045