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Abstract
This work elaborates the effect of dynamic irradiation on light-driven molecular water oxidation to counteract catalyst deactivation. It highlights the importance of overall reaction engineering to overcome limiting factors in artificial photosynthesis reactions. Systematic investigation of a homogenous three component ruthenium-based water oxidation system revealed significant potential to enhance the overall catalytic efficiency by synchronizing the timescales of photoreaction and mass transport in a capillary flow reactor. The overall activity could be improved by a factor of more than 10 with respect to the turnover number and a factor of 31 referring to the external energy efficiency by controlling the local availability of photons. Detailed insights into the mechanism of light driven water oxidation could be obtained using complementary methods of investigation like Raman, IR and UV-vis/emission spectroscopy, unraveling the importance of avoiding high concentrations of excited photosensitizers.
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Supporting Information to "Boosting efficiency in light-driven water splitting by dynamic irradiation through synchronizing reaction and transport processes"
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Describes reaction conditions, reactor setup, analysis methods, way of evaluation of measured catalytic performance and theoretical considerations for the contribution "Boosting efficiency in light-driven water splitting by synchronizing reaction and transport processes through dynamic irradiation"
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Video: Mixing with custom made stirring bar
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A video that shows how intense mixing of the liquid is achieved using the 3d-printed stirring bar described in the manuscript.
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Video: Mixing with standard stirrbar
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A video that shows that the use of a standard stirring bar leads to less efficient mixing of the liquid.
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