We are thrilled to share the very first article of ESR 2 Claire Morand about her work on fully biobased unsaturated polyester resins! 👏 This study is part of her PhD thesis, aiming at synthesising sustainable formulations for additive manufacturing. To learn about how benign bio-based catalysts can control the cis/trans content of 100% bio-based […]
Let’s finish our introduction with ESR 4, Bige Batı. ⭐ Bige comes from Turkey and pursued her Master’s in Polymer Science and Technology at the Istanbul Technical University, collaborating with Huntsman IFS Polyurethanes Limited on developing advanced TPU bead foams. Before starting her PhD, she worked in the R&D department of SOCAR Türkiye, where she […]
It is time to introduce you to ESR 3, Gabriela Garbonova! Born in Bulgaria and raised in South Africa, Gabriela completed her master’s degree in Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University. In November 2021, she joined the Dove Research Group at the University of Birmingham where she focused on advancing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with improved thermal and mechanical properties. […]
Let’s continue with the introduction of NATURE project’s PhD students. This week is Claire Morand’s turn’s turn! 🌟 Claire comes from France and holds a master’s degree in Materials and Chemistry from ENSMAC in Bordeaux. She started at POLYKEY in September 2021 a doctorate focused on the synthesis of fully bio-based unsaturated polyesters for additive […]
Our work in ChemCatChem is illustrated in a Cover feature! 👏 The recently published article led by Flore Kilens has been illustrated by the talented Marcos Heredero Iborra in a Cover emphasizing the judicious choice of base for building up a cost-effective and efficient acid-base catalyst in a Harry Potter tournament style! To read the […]
As NATURE-ITN comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to our talented PhD students. Over the past three years, they’ve made remarkable achievements, and we’re excited to share their current work and future aspirations! Let’s start with ESR 1 Flore Kilens! Flore comes from France and did a double […]
Last week, our phD students Bige Batı and Gabriela Garbonova participated in the Polymer conference organised by IUPAC at the University of Warwick. They both delivered a great talk on their projects focused on the synthesis of biobased polyesters for packaging applications, which have opened fruitful scientific discussions. Another beautiful event for the polymer science community! Bige and Gabby are part of […]
We are very happy to share the very first article of Flore Kilens (ESR 1) and project NATURE on the synthesis of cost-competitive acid-base catalysts for the polycondensation of diols. The article is available in ChemCatChem. Another fruitful collaboration between POLYKEY and the Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and POLYMAT, towards scalable sustainable technologies […]
Last week our ESR 1 Flore Kilens participated in the Polymer 2024 conference in Athens, Greece. She has been able to present the most relevant results obtained during her PhD on biobased co-poly(ester-ether)s with tunable properties for sustainable packaging. 🌱♻️ It was a great meeting of international experts in polymer science and the opportunity to […]
The last seminar of the project NATURE was organised between POLYMAT, POLYKEY, and the Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea on the 22nd and 23rd of May. The event was a real success thanks to the expertise of our international speakers and the numerous questions from the audience. We learned a lot about circularity but […]