Experimental data are presented on the photochemical conversion of norbornadiene to quadricyclane. Parameters examined in the efficiency and kinetics of conversion were concentration effects and the presence of solvents and photosensitizers. A model of a flat-plate, batch, photochemical solar collector was evaluated with the experimental data and insolation information. Process analysis and preliminary economic evaluation of the system are presented which point to the conclusion that the system is technically feasible but economically noncompetitive at present.
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Philippopoulos et al. (1983) studied this question.