Research
Research
In recent years the urgency of the plastic waste problem has become more and more clear. In my research I will focus on the production of economically highly attractive dicarboxylic acids from polyethylene waste. This will be done via catalytic thermo-oxidative degradation using different oxidants under simulated conditions. To achieve this a suitable heterogenous catalyst system will be developed. In addition, operando IR spectroscopy will be used to obtain mechanistic and kinetic insights.
C.V.
C.V.
2021 – present
PhD candidate in the group of prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University
Project: Thermo-oxidative degradation of PE to valuable carboxylic acids
2019 – 2021
Master Nanomaterials Science at Utrecht University
Master thesis: Redox-Efficient Production of Oxygenated Aromatics From Oxygen-Rich Bio-based Furanics
Master internship at Shell, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Topic: development of bimetallic precious metal catalysts for selective hydrogenation
2016 – 2019
Bachelor Chemistry at Utrecht University
Bachelor thesis: Coordination chemistry of a phosphine tethered aminoborane ligand to group 10 metal centers: towards a new cooperative ligand