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.
Resume
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
Publications
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CO2/CH4 Pure- and Mixed-Gas Dilation and Sorption in Thin (∼500 nm) and Ultrathin (∼50 nm) Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
W. Ogieglo, G. Genduso, J. Rubner, J. Hofmann-Préveraud de Vaumas, M. Wessling and I. Pinnau
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01163 | Macromolecules | 2020 | |
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Combining electrochemical hydrogen separation and temperature vacuum swing adsorption for the separation of N-2, H-2 and CO2
B. Ohsa, L. Abduly, M. Krödel and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.01.218 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2020 | |
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Designing tubular composite membranes of polyelectrolyte multilayer on ceramic supports with nanofiltration and reverse osmosis transport properties
J. Kamp, S. Emonds and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118851 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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Direct membrane heating for temperature induced fouling prevention
T. Lohaus, J. Beck, T. Harhues, P. de Wit, N. E. Benes and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118431 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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Early-stage evaluation of emerging CO(2)utilization technologies at low technology readiness levels
K. Roh, A. Bardow, D. Bongartz, J. Burre, W. Chung, S. Deutz, D. Han, M. Heßelmann, Y. Kohlhaas, A. König, J. S. Lee, R. Meys, S. Völker, M. Wessling, J. H. Lee and A. Mitsos
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC04440J | Green chemistry | 2020 | |
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Enhancing the separation properties of plasma polymerized membranes on polydimethylsiloxane substrates by adjusting the auxiliary gas in the PECVD processes
L. Kleines, M. Jaritz, S. Wilski, J. Rubner, M. Alders, M. Wessling, C. Hopmann and R. Dahlmann
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aba296 | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics | 2020 | |
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Flow-electrode capacitive deionization enables continuous and energy-efficient brine concentration
A. Rommerskirchen, C. J. Linnartz, F. Egidi, S. Kendir and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114453 | Desalination | 2020 | |
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Freestanding PAC/CNT microtubes remove sulfamethoxazole from water through a temperature-assisted cyclic process
M. Mohseni, P. Postacchini, K. Demeestere, G. Du Laing, S. Yüce, M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122133 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2020 | |
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Hydrogel membranes made from crosslinked microgel multilayers with tunable density
D. J. Bell, S. Ludwanowski, A. Lüken, B. Sarikaya, A. Walther and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118912 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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Hydrotropic Solutions Enable Homogeneous Fenton Treatment of Lignin
R. Keller; D.Di Marino, M. Blindert and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06607 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research | 2020 | |
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In-Situ Investigation of Wetting Patterns in Polymeric Multibore Membranes Via Magnetic Resonance Imaging
D. Wypysek, A. M. Kalde, F. Pradellok and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.119026 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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Membrane-electrode assemblies for flow-electrode capacitive deionization
C. J. Linnartz, A. Rommerskirchen, J. Walker, J. Plankermann-Hajduk, N. Köller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118095 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 |