Light engine based on a lightguide for spinning disk photochemistry reactors

Abstract

The invention provides a photoreactor assembly (1000) comprising (i) a light source arrangement (700), (ii) a photochemical reactor (200), and (iii) a lightguide body arrangement (500); wherein: the light source arrangement (700) comprises one or more light sources (10); wherein the one or more light sources (10) are configured to generate light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation; the lightguide body arrangement (500) comprises a lightguide body (550) and a light escape face (571); wherein the lightguide body (550) comprises a first lightguide part (551) and a second lightguide part (552); wherein the lightguide body (550) and the light source arrangement (700) are configured such that at least part of the light source radiation (11) that enters the lightguide body (550) via the first lightguide part (551) escapes from the lightguide body (550) via the second lightguide part (552); wherein the light escape face (571) is (a) configured downstream of the second lightguide part (552) or (b) is comprised by the second lightguide part (552); the photochemical reactor (200) comprises a reactor chamber (210) configured to host a first fluid (5) to be treated with the light source radiation (11); wherein the photochemical reactor (200) comprises a reactor chamber wall (220) enclosing at least part of the reactor chamber (210); wherein the photochemical reactor (200) comprises a spinning disk reactor (201), wherein the spinning disk reactor (201) comprises a disk (250) at least partly configured in the reactor chamber (210); and the lightguide body arrangement (500) (a) penetrates the reactor chamber wall (220) at least partly into the reactor chamber (210) or (b) provides part of the reactor chamber wall (220).

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