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Inactivation of Pathogens via Visible-Light Photolysis of Riboflavin-5′-Phosphate
Published on: April 6, 2022
Modulation of spatiotemporal dynamics in the bromate-sulfite-ferrocyanide reaction system by visible light
Mengfei Liu1, Chunxiao Meng1, Ling Yuan1
1College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou 221116 China yuanling_1984@163.com.
Abstract:
We have carried out the first systematic study of the effects of visible light on the homogenous dynamics in the bromate-sulfite-ferrocyanide (BSF) reaction. Under flow conditions, the reaction system displayed photoinduction and photoinhibition behavior, and the oscillatory period decreased with the increase of light intensity, which is due to the fact that light irradiation mainly enhanced the negative process and affected the positive feedback. The light effect on positive and negative feedback is studied by analyzing the period length of pH increasing and decreasing in detail. With the increase of light intensity, the period length of pH increasing decreases monotonically, while the period length of pH decreasing changes nonmonotonically. These results suggest that light could be used as a powerful tool to control homogenous dynamics. Results obtained from numerical simulations are in good agreement with experimental data.
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