Development of an off-grid solar-powered autonomous chemical mini-plant for producing fine chemicals
| Autor: | Dario Cambié, Stefan D. A. Zondag, Koen P. L. Kuijpers, Michael G. Debije, Timothy Noël, Tom M. Masson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Stimuli-responsive Funct. Materials & Dev., Micro Flow Chemistry and Synthetic Meth., Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, ICMS Core, EIRES Chem. for Sustainable Energy Systems, Flow Chemistry (HIMS, FNWI) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
energy conversion
General Chemical Engineering Luminescent solar concentrator solar energy Chemical plant 010402 general chemistry Solar irradiance 7. Clean energy 01 natural sciences Environmental Chemistry Energy transformation General Materials Science Process engineering Distributed manufacturing photochemistry 010405 organic chemistry business.industry solar mini-plant Solar energy Grid 0104 chemical sciences General Energy visual_art Electronic component visual_art.visual_art_medium Environmental science energy conversion photocatalysis photochemistry solar energy solar mini-plant business photocatalysis |
| Zdroj: | ChemSusChem, 14(24), 5417-5423. Wiley-VCH Verlag ChemSusChem |
| ISSN: | 1864-5631 |
| Popis: | 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 photo microreactor(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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