The object
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.
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What Bert did
co-developed a catalytic process for making bioplastics from plant-based feedstocks with Michiel Dusselier
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Why it matters
The process offers industry a cheaper, more circular alternative to petrochemical plastic feedstocks.
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Living-status check
KU Leuven's 24 June 2025 doctoral-defence notice names Sels as promoter for research on selective polyolefin depolymerisation, a dated current academic role.