Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Sustainable Process Engineering, Micro Flow Chemistry & Synthetic Methodology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld, Bldg 14 - Helix, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
ChemSusChem. 2021 Dec 17;14(24):5417-5423. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202102011. Epub 2021 Nov 8.
Photochemistry using inexhaustible solar energy is an eco-friendly way to produce fine chemicals outside the typical laboratory or chemical plant environment. However, variations in solar irradiation conditions and the need for an external energy source to power electronic components limits the accessibility of this approach. In this work, a chemical solar-driven "mini-plant" centred around a scaled-up luminescent solar concentrator photomicroreactor (LSC-PM) was built. To account for the variations in solar irradiance at ground level and passing clouds, a responsive control system was designed that rapidly adapts the flow rate of the reagents to the light received by the reaction channels. Supplying the plant with solar panels, integrated into the module by placing it behind the LSC to utilize the transmitted fraction of the solar irradiation, allowed this setup to be self-sufficient and fully operational off-grid. Such a system can shine in isolated environments and in a distributed manufacturing world, allowing to decentralize the production of fine chemicals.
利用取之不尽的太阳能进行光化学是一种在典型的实验室或化工厂环境之外生产精细化学品的环保方法。然而，太阳辐照条件的变化和为电子元件提供外部能源的需求限制了这种方法的可及性。在这项工作中，围绕一个放大的发光太阳能集中器光微反应器（LSC-PM）建造了一个化学太阳能驱动的“迷你工厂”。为了考虑到地面水平和飘过的云层的太阳辐照度的变化，设计了一个响应控制系统，该系统可以快速将试剂的流速调整到反应通道接收到的光。通过将太阳能电池板集成到模块中，放置在 LSC 后面以利用太阳辐照的传输部分，为该装置提供太阳能，使其自给自足，并可完全在离网状态下运行。这样的系统可以在孤立的环境和分布式制造世界中闪耀光芒，允许精细化学品的生产分散化。
