Design of 3D-Printable Polymers Based on Regional Resources

We develop durable, recyclable plastics that combine high performance with sustainability. Through dynamic bonds, we enable self-healing properties, recycling, and advanced 3D printability for complex designs.

JTC Team A1 Strukturwandel &<br /> Partizipation: Gruppenbild – Dr. Jan Winkler, Hermine Bär, Cheyenne Wolf, Pia Kahlfuß, nicht abgebildet: Felix Schiedlowski

At Innovations Team B7, we create durable, recyclable plastics that balance high performance with sustainability. We develop materials using dynamic chemistry to enable self-healing properties, efficient recycling, and advanced 3D printability for complex designs. Our research also tackles environmental aspects, studying how polymers are degraded and how this impacts human health.

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Vitrimers combine the strength of thermosets with thermoplastic recyclability, so offering a solution to waste management. These materials can be reprocessed, reshaped and recycled due to their embedded dynamic bonds. At Innovations Team B7, we are focusing on:

  • Sustainable materials and manufacturing via 3D printing: we engineer bio-based polyester and polyester amide vitrimers activated by metal-free catalysts for various applications. Advanced 3D printing methods enable the design complex thermoset geometries.
  • Recyclable energy solutions: we are developing reprocessable vitrimeric electrolytes, to enhancing battery safety and recyclability/reprocessability.
  • Beyond vitrimers, microplastic pollution: We will integrate considerations on the impact of our developed materials on organisms, how microplastic particles are generated and their impact on human health.

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Dr. Zviadi Katcharavan, Team Leader
Philipp Hilgeroth
Mrunal Karle
Juliana Martins-Schalinski
Tshepiso Tema

Vitrimeric Polymers

The life-cycle of polymers remains a critical concern for modern society, as the large-scale production of plastics demands solutions that are both ecologically responsible and economically viable. Vitrimers, a novel class of materials, merge the best features of the two main types of polymers: thermosets and thermoplastics, offering enhanced durability, recyclability, and self-healing abilities. Traditional thermosets, which are crosslinked permanent polymer networks, are widely favored for their mechanical strength and chemical resistance, but they are difficult to recycle once cured. In contrast, thermoplastic polymers can be melted and reshaped, but often lack the necessary stability required for more demanding applications. Vitrimers overcome these limitations by embedding dynamic bond exchange, allowing their reprocessability at high temperatures, while retaining structural integrity under operating conditions.
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Laser-Ablated Structuring of LLZO Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries

This project deals with the laser ablation-based creation of porous LLZO structures to improve ion transport in solid-state batteries.
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