Microgel synthesis: kinetics, particle formation and reactor modeling (B04)

• Subject Area: Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
• Term: from 2012 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191948804

This project addresses the development and usage of a physically motivated model for process operation and control for microgel synthesis. Experimental studies will be complemented by determination of parameters from quantum chemical calculations. Using the MEXA methodology, the project combines modeling with experimentation to enable better understanding of the synthesis mechanisms. Additionally, the developed model is utilized with model-based methods to synthesize microgels with specific properties or structures efficiently.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 985: Functional Microgels and Microgel Systems
• Applicant Institution: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Kai Leonhard, since 7/2016; Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt, until 6/2014; Professor Alexander Mitsos, Ph.D., since 12/2019; Professor Dr. Andrij Pich