@TaylorFNelson

Environmental Chemist Postdoc @MeckingGroup @UniKonstanz Biodegradation of polymers in the environment. My latest work: https://xitter.cf/t.co/GK1PFFjPAY

Joined November 2020
  • Tweets46
  • Following134
  • Followers94
8Media
Can we make polymers from broad mixtures of monomers with diff. lengths (e.g., aliphatic diacids made from cat.-ox. of waste PE)? 🗑️➡️⛓️ What kind of materials might we be able to get? Read below in @angew_chem to see some 1st answers! @MeckingGroup tinyurl.com/yc2df2ez

Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio‐ and Waste‐Sourceable Monomers

Polyesters derived from multiple chain length dicarboxylate feedstocks, as obtained from valorization of waste polyethylene or oxidation of bio-based fatty acids, exhibit high density polyethylene-...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
1
2
7
675
We are thrilled to announce our newest publication in @ACSSustainable We report the successful synthesis of a biodegradable vulcanized polyester-based rubber exhibiting elastic properties. Solvolysis to the monomer enables recycling. Check it out: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
1
13
990
📜 Our latest manuscript is online, in which we report long-chain aliphatic polyesters from 2,3-butanediol 🦠 Check out open access publication here 👇 tinyurl.com/ydcy284h
1
2
87
These bio-based polymers 🌿 ⛓ show ductility and applicability in thermoplastic elastomers, as well as enhanced biodegradability compared to their linear analogs 💥
1
47
I worked on this project in the @MeckingGroup at @UniKonstanz as an @AvHStiftung postdoc fellow
40
Taylor Frederick Nelson retweeted
Angewandte Chemie@angew_chem20 Sep 2023
Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio- and Waste-Sourceable Monomers (Stefan Mecking and co-workers) @MeckingGroup #OpenAccess thanks to #ProjektDEAL onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio‐ and Waste‐Sourceable Monomers

Polyesters derived from multiple chain length dicarboxylate feedstocks, as obtained from valorization of waste polyethylene or oxidation of bio-based fatty acids, exhibit high density polyethylene-...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
3
11
3,283
On the back of a new publication using this method 🛠️, I received an email today that 1 year out from publication our manuscript on tracking 🔎13C-labelled biodegradable 🌿polymers⛓️ in @NatureComms has been downloaded over 7,000 times! 🤯 Check it out open access below 👇
Taylor Frederick Nelson@TaylorFNelson29 Sep 2022
With biodegradable plastics, we want to be sure that they actual biodegrade, right? 13C-labelling of poly(butylene succinate) unequivocally showed biodegradation in soil and let us precisely close mass balances on polymer-C. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-3… But that’s not all…
5
378
Taylor Frederick Nelson retweeted
D-USYS@ETH@usys_ethzh12 Sep 2023
Could we make recyclable and degradable polyesters from #biowaste? @TaylorFNelson and colleagues show that the small monomers found in feedstock or #biomass can be used to make longer chains. This could be the next step towards closed-loop #recycling. bit.ly/3PxIOC1

Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio‐ and Waste‐Sourceable Monomers

Polyesters derived from multiple chain length dicarboxylate feedstocks, as obtained from valorization of waste polyethylene or oxidation of bio-based fatty acids, exhibit high density polyethylene-...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
1
5
368
We are highly excited to annonce our newest publication about polyesters from multiple chain length bio-based monomers and their degradation in @angew_chem Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Congrats to everyone involved. @TaylorFNelson

Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio‐ and Waste‐Sourceable Monomers

Polyesters derived from multiple chain length dicarboxylate feedstocks, as obtained from valorization of waste polyethylene or oxidation of bio-based fatty acids, exhibit high density polyethylene-...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
2
7
855
Replying to @TaylorFNelson @angew_chem @MeckingGroup
We used model systems of diacids with diff. lengths to make ductile, recyclable, degradable polyesters in collab. with M.Sander @usys_ethzh. Shows possibility to make polymers from mixed-monomer feedstocks, incl. ox. PE waste, or bio-based source materials!
1
76
A week in Woods Hole flew by! Lots of good work on the NMR with great @WHOI colleagues @bdbjames @Chris__Reddy Yanchen Sun & Collin Ward. Looking forward to more cool stuff! For some info on what we’ve been up to see our paper in Analytical Chem on DOSY for plastics! 👇
2
2
9
878
doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem…

Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy for Rapid and Facile Determination of Consumer Plastic Molecular...

Abstract. Molecular weight (MW) is a key control of plastic polymer properties and their fate in the environment. However, the primary tool used to determi

pubs.acs.org
2
5
400
Enjoying San Francisco and the start of the #ACSFall2023 meeting! I will present Monday 14:30 in Moscone West 3006 in the ENVR section And have a poster Tuesday from 19-21 in Moscone Hall F in the PMSE section
2
10
989
Are you interested in🔎analytics of polymers , esp. regarding⛓️molecular weights ? esp. consumer plastics in the environment🌿? Read about characterizing polymer MW easily with just an NMR! 🧲 Work done at @WHOI👇Open-access✅in Analytical Chemistry📊 tinyurl.com/musapu95

Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy for Rapid and Facile Determination of Consumer Plastic Molecular...

Abstract. Molecular weight (MW) is a key control of plastic polymer properties and their fate in the environment. However, the primary tool used to determi

pubs.acs.org
2
8
16
1,938
more replies
Main applications we highlight are analysis of consumer plastics and following polymer transformations, such as environmental Photodegradation. See more for yourself! Open Access!
1
103
@an_chem @ACSPublications
77
Enjoyed the last days at @APME2023 in Paris 🇫🇷! Got to highlight some work I am doing in @MeckingGroup, and tried to put in context to my overall research on polymers in the environment ! 🌱
2
1
9
597
I was happy to participate this is great work🧑‍🔬in my research group @MeckingGroup at @UniKonstanz ! (press release below) We presented a strong HDPE-like 💪 polyester that shows enzymatic hydrolysability 🦠and compostability Find it open-acess 👇 doi.org/10.1002/anie.2022134…

Biodegradable High‐Density Polyethylene‐like Material

While it resembles high density polyethylene with regard to its mechanical properties and solid-state structure and has a high melting point (Tm=96 °C), the novel polyester-2,18 material at the same...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Universität Konstanz@UniKonstanz21 Dec 2022
A polyester plastic of great mechanical stability, which is also easily recyclable and even compostable: Stefan Mecking, #UniKonstanz chemist, and his research group present a new material. Details: t1p.de/d3xo0 @GDCh_aktuell
4
11
1,915
Load more