A Holistic Approach to Model the Kinetics of Photocatalytic Reactions

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Understanding and modeling kinetics is an essential part of the optimization and implementation of chemical reactions. In the case of photocatalytic reactions this is mostly done one-dimensionally, i.e., only considering the effect of one parameter at the same time. However, as discussed in this study, many of the relevant reaction parameters have mutual interdependencies that call for a holistic multi-dimensional approach to accurately model and understand their influence. Such an approach is described herein, and all the relevant equations given so that researchers can readily implement it to analyze and model their reactions.

Keywords

• photocatalysis
• kinetic analysis
• high light intensity
• temperature effects
• heterogeneous photocatalysis
• molecular photocatalysis