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Esterification in an Autonomously Controlled Reactor: Exploiting the Chemo-Mechanical Properties of a Smart Organogel
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.16807
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Version
02
Date Issued
2026-03-03
Data Curator
Data Collector
Language
English
Abstract
This research explores the transition toward autonomous "smart reactors" in chemical engineering, aiming to reduce reliance on complex external control infrastructures. The study focuses on a self-regulating reactor loop for the equilibrium-limited esterification of acetic acid and ethanol. Central to this design is a chemo-mechanical valve utilizing iron(III)-reinforced poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) organogel beads. The investigation evaluates the beads' ability to act as an intrinsic feedback mechanism, swelling to restrict flow in the presence of polar reactants and autonomously shrinking to release the product mixture as the reaction approaches thermodynamic equilibrium.
Subjects
smart reactors
autonomous flow control
chemoresponsive organogel
P(NiPAAm-co-AA)
esterification
kinetics
DDC Class
660.2: Chemical Engineering
More Funding Information
This project is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – SFB 1615 – 503850735.
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