title: High throughput analysis of photocatalytic water purification.
abstract: We present a novel high throughput photocatalyst efficiency assessment method based on 96-well microplates and UV-vis spectroscopy. We demonstrate the reproducibility of the method using methyl orange (MO) decomposition and compare kinetic data obtained with those provided in the literature for larger conventional photoreactors. To demonstrate the capabilities of the method, we rapidly screened the effects of salts, potentially present in wastewater, on kinetic rates of MO decomposition and briefly discuss the obtained data on the basis of existing literature.
authors: Photocatalytic Synthesis Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente , Meander 229, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors: Joana
authors: J
authors: Romão
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Barata
authors: Pamela
authors: P
authors: Habibovic
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: Mul
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Baltrusaitis
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D007700:Kinetics; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*