Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling
The aim of Matthias Wessling’s research is to integrate selective mass transfer and conversion into micro-, meso- and macroscopic systems. In particular, he focusses on systems with functionalities controlled by tailored interfaces. Macroscopic systems are being analyzed, modeled and developed at his chair for Chemical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Aachener Verfahrenstechnik). At DWI, Matthias Wessling focuses on micro- and mesoscopic systems which integrate basic principles of boundary layers: (a) selective mass transport, (b) molecular-specific conversion and (c) charge transfer. The overall aim is to synthesize interactive materials systems inspired by nature. Using existing and novel materials, complex interactive structures are engineered and their structure-function relationship is analyzed in stable or transient pressure, concentration and electrical charge gradients. Applications are energy storage, water treatment and medical engineering.
Curriculum Vitae
Matthias Wessling heads the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. He is Vice-Rector for Research and Structure at the RWTH Aachen University and a member of the DWI Scientific Board. He was Vice Scientific Director of the DWI from 2015 to 2018. He is Editor of the Journal of Membrane Science. After studying chemical engineering in Dortmund and Cincinatti, he did his PhD in Twente/NL. He was Senior Research Scientist at Membrane Technology and Research Inc., Menlo Park, CA and head of the Department of Separation Processes at Akzo Nobel. From 2000 to 2010, he was Chair of Membrane Science and Technology at the University of Twente.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- 2022 Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2019 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2016 ERC Advanced Grant ConFluReM (Controlling Fluid Resistance at Membranes)
- 2010 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
- Since 2003 Honorary Scientific Member, Russian Academy of Science Institute TIPS (Topchiev Institute of Petrolchemical Sciences), Moscow
- 1994 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, European Membrane Society
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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A Novel Membrane Stirrer System Enables Foam-Free Biosurfactant Production
P. Bongartz, T. Karmainski, M. Meyer, J. Linkhorst, T. Tiso, L. M. Blank and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28334 | Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 2023 | |
A scalable bubble-free membrane aerator for biosurfactant production
P. Bongartz, I. Bator, K. Baitalow, R. Keller, T. Tiso, L. M. Blank and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27822 | Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 2021 | |
A Tubular Electrochemical Hydrogen Compressor
W. Zängler, M. Mohseni, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.355 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2024 | |
About a Membrane with Microfluidic Porous-Wall Channels of Cylindrical Shape for Droplet Formation
C. J. Linnartz, H. J. M. Wolff, H. F. Breisig, M. Alders and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01647 | Langmuir | 2020 | |
Acetoin Production by Resting Cells of Lactococcus Lactis for Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of 2-Butanone
C. Grütering, T. Harhues, F. Speen, R. Keller, M. Zimmermann, P. R. Jensen, M. Wessling and L. M. Blank
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC02513F | Green Chemistry | 2023 | |
Additive Manufacturing in Fluid Process Engineering
T. Femmer, I. Flack and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201500086 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2016 | |
Additive Manufacturing of Composite Porosity Mixer Electrodes
A. Limper, N. Weber, A. Brodersen, R. Keller, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2021.107176 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2021 | |
Additive Manufacturing of Intertwined Electrode Pairs - Guided Mass Transport with Gyroids
F. Wiesner, A. Limper, C. Marth, A. Brodersen, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202200986 | Advanced Engineering Materials | 2022 | |
Aerating static mixers prevent fouling
S. B. Armbruster, A.; Lolsberg, J.; Yuce, S.; Wessling, M.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.039 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
An electro-Fenton process coupled with nanofiltration for enhanced conversion of cellobiose to glucose
R. G. Keller, J. Weyand, J. B. Vennekoetter, J. Kamp and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.059 | Catalysis Today | 2021 | |
An Electrode with Two-Level Porosity for Electro-Fenton: Carbon Nanofiber-Functionalized Macroporous Nickel Foam
A. Limper, M. Mohseni, R. Keller, J. Linkhorst, J. Klankermayer and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200408 | Advanced Sustainable Systems | 2022 | |
An integrated electrochemical process to convert lignin to value-added products under mild conditions
S. Stiefel, A. Schmitz, J. Peters, D. Di Marino and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c6gc00878j | Green Chemistry | 2016 |