| Process | Typical Photoreaktor |
| Active pharmaceutical intermediates (API), e.g. synthesis of Artemisinin (antimalarial drug), singlet oxygen reaction | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| API and intermediate synthesis (e.g. Iribotecan by Cis-Trans Isomerization and Artemisinin by Singlet Oxygen Reaction) | Plug-Flow Photoreactors |
| API carriers and particle modifications (processes in heterogeneous (solid/liquid) media) | Agitated Photoreactors |
| API synthesis | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Aqueous dispersion of polymers that can be solidified into rubber (Latex) | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Bleaching | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Brominated intermediates for synthesis (e.g. substituted benzylbromides) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Chlorinated intermediates for synthesis (e.g. benzylchloride, benzalchloride, methylchloride) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Chlorinated solvents (e.g. dichloromethane, chloroform, tetrachloromethane) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Dydrogesterone | |
| Fluorinations, Sulfoxidations, Nitrosylations | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Fragerances (e.g. Rose Oxyde via Singlet Oxygen Reaction) | Plug-Flow Photoreactors |
| Fragrances (e.g. singlet oxygen reaction: Rose oxide) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Intermediates for diagnostics (e.g. by photo- bromination or photo-iodination) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Lubricants (e.g. Fomblin) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Material modifications (processes in heterogeneous – liquid/liquid and solid/liquid – media (e.g. chlorinated rubbers, chlorinated PVC (C-PVC)) | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Mercaptan synthesis (e.g. Cyclohexylthiol via H2S addition) | Plug-Flow Photoreactors |
| Monomer modification | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Nitrosylations | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Photocatalyzed and photo-redox processes (processes in heterogeneous – solid/liquid – media) | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Photohalogenations | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Photooxidations implying radical intermediates (e.g. AOP) | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Photopolymerizations (radical and cationic) in heterogeneous – liquid/liquid and solid/liquid – media) (e.g. Caprolactam as pre-cursor of Nylon 6, Lauryllactam as pre-cursor of Nylon 12, Polyacrylates, Polystyrenes and co-polymers, mini-emulsions with monomer functionalization) | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Plant treatment intermediates (e.g. pinacols by photo-hydrodimerisation) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Polymer and co-polymer specialities (photopolymerization in homogeneous (liquid), heterogeneous (liquid/liquid and liquid/gas (aerosols) media) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Polymer functionalization (e.g. synthesis of API carriers, photo-halogenations, photooxidations in solid/liquid or sold/gas microheterogeneous media) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Preparative photochemistry in general implying strongly absorbing substrates and/or radical imtermediates | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Recovery of precious metals | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Safety agents (e.g. odour additives for gases) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
| Sulfoxidations and sulfochlorinations (e.g. Sulphochlorinate polyethylene) | Agitated Photoreactors |
| Vitamin D production (prone of filming if high radiant power densities are applied) | Falling-Film Photoreactors |
| Vitamins (e.g. pre-Vitamin D2 or D3 and derivatives by electrocyclic reaction or Vitamin A by cis-trans isomerization) | Side-Loop Photoreactors |
Of course, this table is not comprehensive.
There are many non-documented custom applications.
Ask us.
