Over the next five years, Bert Weckhuysen will be working together with industry partners to investigate how colorants from plastic bottles can be recycled.
Bijels - pronounced "bye-gels" - are relatively new gels with unique properties. In her PhD research, Mariska de Ruiter has taken significant steps toward the industrial application of these promising materials, with potential uses in – among others - filters and batteries. De Ruiter will defend her PhD on 25 November at Utrecht University.
Sustainability-focused teaching materials encourage students to think critically about the life cycle of plastics and the environmental impact of chemical processes related to plastics.
Arjan Smit has been working at TNO for fifteen years, and in 2019, he initiated a collaboration with Utrecht University professor Pieter Bruijnincx to pursue a PhD and advance his work further. Their joint research now plays a crucial role in the feasibility of an advanced biorefinery at a demo scale.
Professor Albert Heck of Utrecht University has delivered the prestigious Mendel Lecture on 17 October 2024. As part of this honour, he received an accompanying Mendel Medal.