Abstract
The use of solar light to promote chemical reactions holds significant potential with regard to sustainable energy solutions. While the number of visible light-induced transformations has increased significantly, the use of abundant solar light has been extremely limited. We report a leaf-inspired photomicroreactor that constitutes a merger between luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) and flow photochemistry to enable green and efficient reactions powered by solar irradiation. This device based on fluorescent dye-doped polydimethylsiloxane collects sunlight, focuses the energy to a narrow wavelength region, and then transports that energy to embedded microchannels where the flowing reactants are converted.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1050-1054 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 22 Dec 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- energy conversion
- luminescent solar concentrator
- microreactors
- photochemistry
- solar energy