Bert Sels - Michiel Dusselier, Bert Sels
Photo: European Patent OfficeSource · EPO press-media educational use terms
Industrial & Manufacturing

Bert Sels

Plant-waste-to-bioplastic production process

BelgiumEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

© European Patent Office; published here for informational and educational use without alteration.

Who is Bert Sels?

Bert Sels is an inventor associated with Belgium. Their documented work in industrial & manufacturing includes Plant-waste-to-bioplastic production process, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

Bert Sels co-developed a catalytic manufacturing route that converts plant-based feedstocks into bioplastic building blocks. The process provides a greener way to produce useful plastic materials from renewable resources at industrially relevant manufacturing scale today.

Known forPlant-waste-to-bioplastic production process
FieldIndustrial & Manufacturing
Associated withBelgium
Evidence reviewed2 sources
01

What did Bert Sels invent?

co-developed a catalytic process for making bioplastics from plant-based feedstocks with Michiel Dusselier

02

What did Bert Sels accomplish?

The process offers industry a cheaper, more circular alternative to petrochemical plastic feedstocks.

03

What is known about Bert Sels today?

KU Leuven's 24 June 2025 doctoral-defence notice names Sels as promoter for research on selective polyolefin depolymerisation, a dated current academic role.

Comments

Write a comment

privacy policy

Loading comments...