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Kat Knauer is a polymer scientist who has dedicated her scientific career to solving the plastic waste problem. Knauer joined NLR as the chief technology officer of the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics our of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium, where she is developing sustainable technologies to chemically upcycle today’s existing plastic waste streams and develop new plastics for the future that are recyclable by design.
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
PhD, Polymer Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Cracking the Code of Multi-Layer Films to Promote Circularity in Single-Use Plastic Packaging: Article No. 1489
Quinn, E., Hamernik, L., Law, J., Clarke, R., Milrod, M., Kozarekar, S., Mick, R., Sobkowicz, M., Broadbelt, L., Knott, B. & Knauer, K., 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extraction, Purification, and Reuse of Dyes from Coloured Polyester Textiles
Lee, M., Liang, Y., Cuthbertson, A., Mohamed, S., Puente-Urbina, A., Michener, W., Miscall, J., Lincoln, C., Lahive, C., DesVeaux, J., Fastow, E., Winey, K., Choi, H., Knott, B., Banakis, N., Allen, R., Beckham, G. & Knauer, K., 2026, In: Nature Sustainability. 9, p. 96-107 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mixed Polyamide and Polyester Upcycling via Chemical Autoxidation and Engineered Pseudomonas putida
Eaglesfield, R., Frey, B., Lahive, C., Cuthbertson, A., Kuatsjah, E., Ramirez, K., Avina, Y.-S., Alt, H., Banakis, N., Knauer, K., Beckham, G. & Werner, A., 2026, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 11, 1, p. 64-71 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Polymer Deconstruction and Redesign Strategies for Plastics Recycling: Article No. e02008
Maurya, A., Asundi, A., Bozkurt, O., Knauer, K., Bare, S. & Tassone, C., 2026, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acetolysis for Epoxy-Amine Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Recycling
Lahive, C., Dempsey, S., Reiber, S., Pal, A., Stevenson, K., Michener, W., Alt, H., Ramirez, K., Rognerud, E., Lincoln, C., Clarke, R., DesVeaux, J., Uekert, T., Rorrer, N., Knauer, K. & Beckham, G., 2025, In: Nature. 642, p. 605-612 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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