Abstract
A multiscale-designed optofluidic reactor is demonstrated in this work, featuring an overall reaction rate constant of 1.32 s-1 for photocatalytic decolourization of methylene blue, which is an order of magnitude higher as compared to literature records. A novel performance-enhancement mechanism of microscale in situ photogalvanic acceleration was found to be the main reason for the superior optofluidic performance in the photocatalytic degradation of dyes as a model reaction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 791-796 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry