REACTOR AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A CHEMICAL REACTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of performing a chemical reaction, the method comprising: providing a liquid medium comprising micelles of assembled copolymer chains, the copolymer chains having a stimulus responsive polymer block that forms the core of the micelles, and a polymer block that is solvated by the liquid medium, wherein the micelles contain within their core one or more reactants; reacting the one or more reactants to form a product within the core of the micelles; and subjecting the stimulus responsive polymer block to a stimulus such that it undergoes a transition and causes the micellar assembled copolymer chains to disassemble and release the product into the liquid medium.