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Construction of a multipurpose photochemical reactor with on-line spectrophotometric detection

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A versatile photoreactor was built for studying homogeneous and heterogeneous photochemical reactions using fiber-optic devices. The reactor was designed to allow simultaneous photochemical initiation and online spectrophotometric monitoring of the reaction using independently controlled excitation and detection lamps. The system consists of a CCD spectrophotometer, a thermostated sample holder, two light sources, and standard 1.00 × 1.00 cm (or possibly smaller) fluorescence cuvettes, all coupled with fiber optic cables. The device can be used as a photoreactor, a diode-array spectrophotometer and also as a spectrofluorimeter. The reactor can be used in flow-through operation modes. Performance tests of the instrument are reported here with a number of known photochemical systems.

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  1. Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O.B. 21, Debrecen, H-4010, Hungary

    Tamás Ditrói, Jose Angel Pino-Chamorro, Zsolt Erdei, Gábor Lente & István Fábián

  2. MTA-DE Homogeneous Catalysis and Reaction Mechanisms Research Group, P.O.B. 21, Debrecen, H-4010, Hungary

    József Kalmár

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Ditrói, T., Kalmár, J., Pino-Chamorro, J.A. et al. Construction of a multipurpose photochemical reactor with on-line spectrophotometric detection. Photochem Photobiol Sci 15, 589–594 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1039/c5pp00407a

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