Microdroplets tackle scale-up issues for enzyme-photocoupled catalysis
Gas-spray reactor enhances light illumination efficiency and boosts rate of reaction
Performing enzyme-photocoupled catalysis in gas-sprayed microdroplets can boost the processes’ efficiency, new research shows. The method enjoys the selectivity of enzymes whilst harvesting solar energy to produce fine chemicals, yet dodges some of the issues that have stopped enzyme-photocoupled catalysis from being scaled-up.