Versatile Open-Source Photoreactor Architecture for Photocatalysis Across the Visible Spectrum
Philip P. Lampkin, Blaise J. Thompson, Samuel H. Gellman
Abstract
Adoption of commercial photoreactors as standards for photocatalysis research could be limited by high cost. We report the development of the Wisconsin Photoreactor Platform (WPP), an open-source photoreactor architecture potentially suitable for general adoption. The WPP integrates inexpensive commercial components and common high-intensity LEDs in a 3D-printed enclosure. Dimensions and features of WPP reactors can be readily varied and configurations easily reproduced. WPP performance is evaluated using literature transformations driven by light of disparate wavelengths.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisEnclosureArchitectureProcess engineeringVisible spectrumWavelengthChemistryOpen sourceCatalysisComputer scienceNanotechnologyBiochemical engineeringOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsMaterials scienceSoftwareEngineeringOrganic chemistryArtVisual artsProgramming languageAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRadical Photochemical ReactionsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells