Research

Fellow’s individual projects

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ESR1

The main objective of this project is to make renewable (poly)amines as coupling agents towards the NIPU synthetic pathways using efficient and upscalable processes.

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ESR2

The main objective of this project is to design more reactive carbonated monomers for implementation towards sustainable NIPU processes. 

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ESR3

The main objective of this project is to synthesize high molecular weight NIPU by trans-urethanisation of a biobased biscarbamate with renewable diols using organocatalysts.

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ESR4

The main objective of this project is to synthesize amino- and cyclic carbonate-bearing NIPU oligomers that are able to react and crosslink at low temperature.

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ESR5

The main objective of this project is to develop strategies to self-blowing NIPUs by the in-situ generation of CO2 as blowing agent.

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ESR6

The main objective of this project is to develop innovative routes for recycling the new NIPUs families by depolymerizing them into small building blocks, followed by their transformation into novel functional polymers (upcycling) by sustainable processes.

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ESR7

The main objective of this project is to exploit the enhanced reactivity of novel cyclic carbonates towards aminolysis to design NIPUs by challenging reactive extrusion for boosting the polymerization. Continuous foaming process will be then performed via supercritical CO2 methods. 

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ESR8

The main objective of this project is to prepare novel biocomposites between cellulose (nano)fillers (nanofibers and nanocrystals) and NIPU thanks to their propensity to set up hydrogen bonding and interfacial covalent cross-linking with them.

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ESR9

The main objective of this project is to design biocomposites from novel waterborne or solvent-free functional NIPU polymers, where interface aspects and dispersion considerations are emphasized in order to achieve desired properties and processing characteristics.

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ESR10

The main objective of this project is to define the best approach to exploit CO2-sourced 5-membered alpha alkylidene dicyclic carbonates for 3D-printing applications by using photobases.

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ESR11

The main objective of this project is to design NIPU matrix derived from polyhydroxyurethanes as materials for structural composites. A special emphasis will be on reactive impregnation towards mats made from natural fibers and the mechanical performances of these structural NIPU-based materials will be investigated.

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ESR12

The main objective of this project is to design & synthesize NIPU vitrimers able to undergo through transurethanization reactions in the presence of catalytic systems.