Sebastian Rejman

Research

Value-added products from polyolefin waste by catalytic pyrolysis

Due to insufficient recycling and incineration, plastic waste has become a global problem. In my research, I’m trying to find economically viable ways to convert polyolefin waste to a value added product, be it chemicals, fuels, or cracker feed. The process of choice is catalytic pyrolysis. My second project will focus on applying new DFT tools to improve our fundamental understanding of heterogeneously catalyzed processes from an electronic perspective.

C.V.

2021 – present
PhD Candidate in the group of prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University

2019 – 2021
M.Sc. Chemistry – RWTH Aachen University

• Focus: Catalysis and Computational Chemistry
• Sc. Thesis with R. Palkovits Group – Studied catalyst for sustainable production of platform chemicals using density functional theory

2019
Roland Berger – Consulting Intern – Chemicals Competence Centre

• Chemicals Competence Centre (Düsseldorf/Doha)
• Supported a Qatari governmental organisation in the planning of a world scale chemical cluster

2018 – 2019
University of Cambridge – Visiting Scientist

• Developed a novel hybrid nanoparticle system for applications in sensing and catalysis

2016
DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials – Research Assistant

2015 – 2018
B.Sc. Chemistry RWTH Aachen

• B.Sc. Thesis with A. Herrmann Group – Developed synthetic groundwork for a sonochemical antibiotic release system