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Electrochemical Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing for Efficient Continuous-Flow Oxidations

Alvarez, Elena; Romero-Fernandez, Maria; Iglesias, Diego; Martinez-Cuenca, Raul; Okafor, Obinna; Delorme, Astrid; Lozano, Pedro; Goodridge, Ruth; Paradisi, Francesca; Walsh, Darren A.; Sans, Victor

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Authors

Elena Alvarez

Maria Romero-Fernandez

Diego Iglesias

Raul Martinez-Cuenca

Obinna Okafor

Astrid Delorme

Pedro Lozano

RUTH GOODRIDGE Ruth.Goodridge@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Additive Manufacturing

Francesca Paradisi

DARREN WALSH DARREN.WALSH@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Chemistry

Victor Sans



Abstract

Electrochemical continuous-flow reactors offer a great opportunity for enhanced and sustainable chemical syntheses. Here, we present a novel application of electrochemical continuous-flow oscillatory baffled reactors (ECOBRs) that combines advanced mixing features with electrochemical transformations to enable efficient electrochemical oxidations under continuous flow at a millimeter distance between electrodes. Different additive manufacturing techniques have been employed to rapidly fabricate reactors. The electrochemical oxidation of NADH, a very sensitive substrate key for the regeneration of enzymes in biocatalytic transformations, has been employed as a benchmark reaction. The oscillatory conditions improved bulk mixing, facilitating the contact of reagents to electrodes. Under oscillatory conditions, the ECOBR demonstrated improved performance in the electrochemical oxidation of NADH, which is attributed to improved mass transfer associated with the oscillatory regime.

Citation

Alvarez, E., Romero-Fernandez, M., Iglesias, D., Martinez-Cuenca, R., Okafor, O., Delorme, A., …Sans, V. (2022). Electrochemical Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing for Efficient Continuous-Flow Oxidations. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10(7), 2388-2396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06799

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 14, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 11, 2022
Publication Date Feb 21, 2022
Deposit Date Feb 18, 2022
Publicly Available Date Feb 18, 2022
Journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Electronic ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 7
Pages 2388-2396
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06799
Keywords Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; General Chemical Engineering; Environmental Chemistry; General Chemistry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7417305
Publisher URL https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06799

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