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ArticleChemSusChem2021

Development of an Off-Grid Solar-Powered Autonomous Chemical Mini-Plant for Producing Fine Chemicals.

Tom M Masson, Stefan D A Zondag, Koen P L Kuijpers, Dario Cambié, Michael G Debije, Timothy Noël

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Article in ChemSusChem, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Tom M MassonFlow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1649-1655
Stefan D A ZondagFlow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1463-4867
Koen P L KuijpersDepartment 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.
Dario CambiéDepartment 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.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2722-5106
Michael G DebijeDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 3, Bldg 14 - Helix, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-1115
Timothy NoëlFlow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3107-6927
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences · NLEindhoven University of Technology · NLJanssen (Belgium) · BEMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces · DE

Funding

Dutch Research Council (NWO)European UnionEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program 862453European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program FlowPhotoChem, grant number 862453Marie Curie ITN Grant 641861Marie Curie ITN Grant Photo4Future, grant number 641861VIDI grant 14150VIDI grant SensPhotoFlow, 14150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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energy conversionphotocatalysisphotochemistrysolar energysolar mini-plant

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PMID34644441
PMCPMC9298775
OpenAlexW3206889747

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