CRC 1615 - Project A01: Stimuli-responsive polymers for self-regulating reactors: From basic phenomena to reactor design

This project focuses on the experimental and theoretical development of stimuli-responsive materials and their integration in tailored SMART 3D-printed chemical reactors with special focus on inherent control and actuation. Stimuli response of the materials in different reaction conditions will be studied. Thereby the reversible phase changes of the gels in term of its thermodynamics and kinetics will be described. The investigation will culminate in the fabrication and operation of an autonomous reactor module driven by the progression of the reaction and the shift in polymer-medium affinities in order to establish a proof-of-principle for this novel concept.