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Electro-Flow Reactor Calculator | Productivity, STY & Faradaic Efficiency
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Electro-Flow Reactor Calculator

Calculate product productivity, space-time yield (STY), Faradaic efficiency, channel volume and electrode current density from your operating conditions.

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1. Productivity & STY

Based on feed concentration, flow rate, molecular weight and isolated yield.

mol L⁻¹ (M)
mL min⁻¹
g mol⁻¹
%
mL (default rounded volume)
Productivity
142.00
g day⁻¹
Hourly productivity
5.92
g h⁻¹
STY (daily)
1.775
g day⁻¹ mL⁻¹
STY (hourly)
0.0740
g h⁻¹ mL⁻¹
Product amount
0.542
mol day⁻¹ (from calculated productivity)
Residence time estimate
20.00
min (reactor volume ÷ flow rate)
Productivity (g day⁻¹) = C (mol L⁻¹) × flow (mL min⁻¹) × 60 × 24 × MW (g mol⁻¹) × yield fraction ÷ 1000.

2. Faradaic efficiency

Use the product amount and charge passed for the same time interval.

mol e⁻ per mol product
C mol⁻¹
A
hours
Coulombs (C)
Charge passed, Q
345,600
C (measured if supplied; otherwise I × t)
Product-equivalent charge
157,000
C
Faradaic efficiency
45.4
%
Product amount used
0.542
mol over selected duration
Faradaic efficiency is calculated using the product amount and total charge for the same duration. Confirm electron stoichiometry for the proposed reaction.
FE (%) = × 100. If the measured charge field is blank, total charge = current (A) × duration (s).

3. Channel geometry & reactor volume

Rectangular channels assumed; all channels are assumed identical and fully open.

mm
channels
mm
mm
Cross-sectional area / channel
8.000
mm²
Volume / channel
0.704
mL
Total cross-sectional area
912
mm² (sum of channel sections)
Total internal volume
80.256
mL (geometric estimate)
V total (mL) = channel width × depth × length × number of channels ÷ 1000.
Geometric channel volume may differ from experimentally measured hold-up volume because of manifolds, connectors, dead volume, blocked channels or electrode displacement. Use the volume definition relevant to the STY you report.

4. Current density

Enter the active electrode area used in your manuscript’s current-density definition.

m²
A (independent of FE current input)
Current density
99.68
A m⁻²
Current density
9.968
mA cm⁻²
j (A m⁻²) = current (A) ÷ active electrode area (m²). Conversion: 1 A m⁻² = 0.1 mA cm⁻².
State whether the active area is for one electrode, both electrodes combined, or a projected/geometric area. Do not mix area conventions when comparing current densities.

Calculation summary

A compact summary you can copy into a lab notebook or use as a starting point for reporting.

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