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 .

RT @MeckingGroup: We are thrilled to announce our newest publication in @ACSSustainable .We report the successful synthesis of a biodegrada….

I worked on this project in the @MeckingGroup at @UniKonstanz as an @AvHStiftung postdoc fellow.

These bio-based polymers 🌿 ⛓ show ductility and applicability in thermoplastic elastomers, as well as enhanced biodegradability compared to their linear analogs 💥.

📜 Our latest manuscript is online, in which we report long-chain aliphatic polyesters from 2,3-butanediol 🦠. Check out open access publication here 👇

RT @angew_chem: Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio- and Waste-Sourceable Monomers (Stefan Mecking and co-w….

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 👇.

RT @usys_ethzh: Could we make recyclable and degradable polyesters from #biowaste? @TaylorFNelson and colleagues show that the small monome….

RT @MeckingGroup: We are highly excited to annonce our newest publication about polyesters from multiple chain length bio-based monomers….

@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!.

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! 👇

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

@an_chem @ACSPublications.

Main applications we highlight are analysis of consumer plastics and following polymer transformations, such as environmental Photodegradation. See more for yourself! Open Access!

We also applied DOSY to different polymers to highlight the wide applicability thermoplastics + water-soluble polymers. Can greatly reduce solvent req. and throughput compared to GPC/SEC!

We highlight some important considerations for preparation of polymer samples for DOSY. A key is concentration which of course effects solution viscosity and therefore diffusion! But, DOSY can be applied across a range of conc., which could have different advantages

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📊.

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 ! 🌱

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 👇.