Dr. Ina Vollmer

Associate Professor
Employed since: May 2019
Email: i.vollmer@uu.nl
Room: David de Wied 4.84

Research

News

24 February 2025

A New Way of Recycling Plastics – with Adrian

Ever wanted to know how ball milling works? In an easy to understand outreach video, Adrian Hergesell explains how ball milling works, and how it can help in recycling plastics […]

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16 September 2024

Three grants for Ina Vollmer

Assistant professor Ina Vollmer has recently received an ERC Starting Grant of 1.6 million euros, the Incubator grant from Circular Plastics NL  for 660k euros and a NWO Demonstrator grant of 160k […]

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16 September 2024

Two available PhD Positions: Mechano-Catalytic Depolymerisation of Plastic Waste

Are you looking to do a PhD project and are you interested in catalysis, spectroscopy, mechano-chemistry, or polymer science to develop a sustainable pathway for plastic waste recycling through mechano-catalytic […]

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08 July 2024

Two ICC projects received funding within National Growth Fund programme Circular Plastics NL

How do we ensure that we can reuse plastic packaging material? Or how can dyes in PET bottles be reused and contribute to making plastics circular? Two research projects within […]

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20 May 2022

Ina & Ward received an NWO XS grant for curiosity-driven research

Ina Vollmer and Ward van der Stam (both ICC) have received an NWO XS grant of 50.000 euro for curiosity-driven research into new ways to recycle plastic and CO2. Ina […]

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11 May 2021

Where has all the plastic gone? Ina Vollmer & Florian Meirer interviewed about plastic in the environment

Ina Vollmer and Florian Meirer have been interviewed for an in-depth article about plastic in the environment: 99 percent of all the plastics in the ocean is missing. We know […]

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Publications

Rejman, Sebastian; Reverdy, Zoé M.; Bör, Zeynep; Louwen, Jaap N. L.; Rieg, Carolin; Dorresteijn, Joren M.; Waal, Jan Cornelis; Vogt, Eelco T. C.; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

External acidity as performance descriptor in polyolefin cracking using zeolite-based materials Journal Article

In: Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 2025, (Cited by: 3; All Open Access; Gold Open Access).

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Minkelis, Johan L.; Hergesell, Adrian H.; Waal, Jan Cornelis; Altink, Rinke M.; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polyethylene with Microporous and Mesoporous Materials: Assessing Performance and Mechanistic Understanding Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 18, no. 7, 2025, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Perli, Gabriel; Olazabal, Ion; Breloy, Louise; Vollmer, Ina; López-Gallego, Fernando; Sardón, Haritz

Toward a Circular Economy of Heteroatom Containing Plastics: A Focus on Heterogeneous Catalysis in Recycling Journal Article

In: Langmuir, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 6429 - 6456, 2025, (Cited by: 1).

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Hergesell, Adrian H.; Seitzinger, Claire L.; Burg, Justin; Baarslag, Renate J.; Vollmer, Ina

Influence of ball milling parameters on the mechano-chemical conversion of polyolefins Journal Article

In: RSC Mechanochemistry, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 263 - 272, 2025, (Cited by: 5; All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Accepted Open Access; Green Open Access).

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Aydonat, Simay; Hergesell, Adrian H.; Seitzinger, Claire L.; Lennarz, Regina; Chang, George; Sievers, Carsten; Meisner, Jan; Vollmer, Ina; Göstl, Robert

Leveraging mechanochemistry for sustainable polymer degradation Journal Article

In: Polymer Journal, 2024, (Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Smak, Tom J.; Peinder, Peter; der Waal, Jan C. Van; Altink, Rinke; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Oxidative Conversion of Polyethylene Towards Di-Carboxylic Acids: A Multi-Analytical Approach Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 17, no. 7, 2024, (Cited by: 8; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Aydonat, Simay; Hergesell, Adrian H.; Seitzinger, Claire L.; Lennarz, Regina; Chang, George; Sievers, Carsten; Meisner, Jan; Vollmer, Ina; Göstl, Robert

Leveraging mechanochemistry for sustainable polymer degradation Journal Article

In: Polymer Journal, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 249 – 268, 2024, (Cited by: 14; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Vollmer, Ina; Jenks, Michael J. F.; Rejman, Sebastian; Meirer, Florian; Gurinov, Andrei; Baldus, Marc; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Unravelling potential reaction intermediates during catalytic pyrolysis of polypropylene with microscopy and spectroscopy Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 52, 2024, (Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Haben, Sebastian; Kromwijk, Josepha J. G.; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Operando UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy insights into the methane dehydroaromatization reaction over Mo/H-ZSM-5 catalysts Journal Article

In: Journal of Catalysis, vol. 436, 2024, (Cited by: 0).

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Hergesell, Adrian H.; Baarslag, Renate J.; Seitzinger, Claire L.; Meena, Raghavendra; Schara, Patrick; Tomović, Željko; Li, Guanna; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Vollmer, Ina

Surface-Activated Mechano-Catalysis for Ambient Conversion of Plastic Waste Journal Article

In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 146, no. 38, pp. 26139 – 26147, 2024, (Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Schnabl, Kordula B.; Mandemaker, Laurens D. B.; Ganjkhanlou, Yadolah; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Green Additives in Chitosan-based Bioplastic Films: Long-term Stability Assessment and Aging Effects Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 17, no. 13, 2024, (Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Minkelis, Johan H.; Hergesell, Adrian H.; Waal, Jan C.; Altink, Rinke M.; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polyethylene with Microporous and Mesoporous Materials: Assessing Performance and Mechanistic Understanding Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, 2024, (Cited by: 0).

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Jöbsis, Huygen J.; Fykouras, Kostas; Reinders, Joost W. C.; Katwijk, Jacco; Dorresteijn, Joren M.; Arens, Tjom; Vollmer, Ina; Muscarella, Loreta A.; Leppert, Linn; Hutter, Eline M.

Conduction Band Tuning by Controlled Alloying of Fe into Cs2AgBiBr6 Double Perovskite Powders Journal Article

In: Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 34, no. 50, 2024, (Cited by: 3; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Schnabl, Kordula B.; Mandemaker, Laurens D. B.; Nierop, Klaas G. J.; Deen, Olivier V. B.; Eefting, Desmond D.; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Green Additives in Chitosan-Based Bioplastic Films: Physical, Mechanical, and Chemical Properties Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 16, no. 20, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Thevenon, Arnaud; Vollmer, Ina

Towards a Cradle-to-Cradle Polyolefin Lifecycle Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 62, no. 3, 2023, (Cited by: 2).

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Vollmer, Ina; Sardon, Haritz; Huber, George W.; Li, Zhibo

Introduction to Plastic Conversion Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 13, no. 13, pp. 3737 – 3739, 2023, (Cited by: 0).

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Jöbsis, Huygen J.; Fykouras, Kostas; Reinders, Joost W. C.; van Katwijk, Jacco; Dorresteijn, Joren M.; Arens, Tjom; Vollmer, Ina; Muscarella, Loreta A.; Leppert, Linn; Hutter, Eline M.

Conduction Band Tuning by Controlled Alloying of Fe into Cs2AgBiBr6 Double Perovskite Powders Journal Article

In: Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Smak, Tom J.; de Peinder, Peter; der Waal, Jan C. Van; Altink, Rinke; Vollmer, Ina; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Oxidative Conversion of Polyethylene Towards Di-Carboxylic Acids: A Multi-Analytical Approach Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, 2023, (Cited by: 0).

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Rejman, Sebastian; Vollmer, Ina; Werny, Maximilian J.; Vogt, Eelco T. C.; Meirer, Florian; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Transport limitations in polyolefin cracking at the single catalyst particle level Journal Article

In: Chemical Science, vol. 14, no. 37, pp. 10068 – 10080, 2023, (Cited by: 4; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Vaksmaa, Annika; Knittel, Katrin; Asbun, Alejandro Abdala; Goudriaan, Maaike; Ellrott, Andreas; Witte, Harry J.; Vollmer, Ina; Meirer, Florian; Lott, Christian; Weber, Miriam; Engelmann, Julia C.; Niemann, Helge

Microbial Communities on Plastic Polymers in the Mediterranean Sea Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 12, 2021, (Cited by: 54; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Vollmer, Ina; Jenks, Michael J. F.; González, Rafael Mayorga; Meirer, Florian; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Plastic Waste Conversion over a Refinery Waste Catalyst Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 60, no. 29, pp. 16101 – 16108, 2021, (Cited by: 68; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Vollmer, Ina; Jenks, Michael J. F.; Roelands, Mark C. P.; White, Robin J.; van Harmelen, Toon; de Wild, Paul; van der Laan, Gerard P.; Meirer, Florian; Keurentjes, Jos T. F.; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 59, no. 36, pp. 15402 – 15423, 2020, (Cited by: 695; All Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Yarulina, I; Wispelaere, K De; Bailleul, S; Goetze, J; Radersma, M; Abou-Hamad, E; Vollmer, I; Goesten, M; Mezari, B; Hensen, E J M; Martínez-Espín, J S; Morten, M; Mitchell, S; Perez-Ramirez, J; Olsbye, U; Weckhuysen, B M; Speybroeck, V Van; Kapteijn, F; Gascon, J

Erratum to: Structure–performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process (Nature Chemistry, (2018), 10, 8, (804-812), 10.1038/s41557-018-0081-0) Journal Article

In: Nature Chemistry, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 897, 2018, (cited By 1).

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Yarulina, I; Wispelaere, K De; Bailleul, S; Goetze, J; Radersma, M; Abou-Hamad, E; Vollmer, I; Goesten, M; Mezari, B; Hensen, E J M; Martínez-Espín, J S; Morten, M; Mitchell, S; Perez-Ramirez, J; Olsbye, U; Weckhuysen, B M; Speybroeck, V Van; Kapteijn, F; Gascon, J

Structure–performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process Journal Article

In: Nature Chemistry, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 804-812, 2018, (cited By 84).

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Yarulina, Irina; Wispelaere, Kristof De; Bailleul, Simon; Goetze, Joris; Radersma, Mike; Abou-Hamad, Edy; Vollmer, Ina; Goesten, Maarten; Mezari, Brahim; Hensen, Emiel J. M.; Martínez-Espín, Juan S.; Morten, Magnus; Mitchell, Sharon; Perez-Ramirez, Javier; Olsbye, Unni; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Speybroeck, Veronique Van; Kapteijn, Freek; Gascon, Jorge

Erratum to: Structure–performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process (Nature Chemistry, (2018), 10, 8, (804-812), 10.1038/s41557-018-0081-0) Journal Article

In: Nature Chemistry, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 897, 2018, (Cited by: 4; All Open Access, Bronze Open Access).

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Vollmer, Ina; Li, Guanna; Yarulina, Irina; Kosinov, Nikolay; Hensen, Emiel J.; Houben, Klaartje; Mance, Deni; Baldus, Marc; Gascon, Jorge; Kapteijn, Freek

Relevance of the Mo-precursor state in H-ZSM-5 for methane dehydroaromatization Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 916 – 922, 2018, (Cited by: 42; All Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Yarulina, Irina; Wispelaere, Kristof De; Bailleul, Simon; Goetze, Joris; Radersma, Mike; Abou-Hamad, Edy; Vollmer, Ina; Goesten, Maarten; Mezari, Brahim; Hensen, Emiel J. M.; Martínez-Espín, Juan S.; Morten, Magnus; Mitchell, Sharon; Perez-Ramirez, Javier; Olsbye, Unni; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Speybroeck, Veronique Van; Kapteijn, Freek; Gascon, Jorge

Structure–performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process Journal Article

In: Nature Chemistry, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 804 – 812, 2018, (Cited by: 209; All Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Other publications

See earlier publications on Scopus.

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Homolytic fracture of inorganic crystalline materials enhances the mechanochemical degradation of polypropylene
Issue 36, 2025

Chemical Science
2023, Vol. 14, Issue 37