Research
Research
With growing awareness of the catastrophic effects of anthropogenic waste, the global demand for sustainable plastics has increased. Bio-based and bio-degradable polylactic acid (PLA) represents a great alternative to fossil fuel-based plastics for food-grade packaging, textile and biomedical applications. However, efficient PLA chemical recycling technologies are needed to break this polymer down to its monomers.
Mechanochemistry demonstrated its potential in plastic recycling, driving the reaction by applying mechanical forces, such as grinding, shearing, or stretching, to the polymer chains, thus creating a unique chemical environment for depolymerization reactions.
In this project, I will use of heterogeneous catalysts to tune the selectivity of the mechano-catalytic recycling of PLA to value-added chemicals.
C.V.
C.V.
2013-2016
BSc at Universita’ Statale di Milano (Milan, Italy)
2016-2018
MSc at Universita’ Statale di Milano (Milan, Italy)
2018-2023
PhD at Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
2023-2024
Research Chemist at Ioniqa Technologies B.V (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
2024-present
Medior Scientist at Ioniqa Solutions B.V (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
2024-present
Postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)