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Taylor Uekert explores how new circular economy innovations affect our environment, economy, and society. She applies methods such as life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, material flow analysis, and environmental justice assessment to recycling and other circularity strategies in the plastic, chemicals, food, and clean energy sectors.
Research Interests
Circular economy
Plastic
Chemicals
Life cycle assessment
Environmental justice
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, NanoEngineering, University of California at San Diego
PhD, Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Master, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, University of Cambridge
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Alcoholysis of Nylon 6 Waste to E-Caprolactam Promoted by Phosphoric Acid: Article No. 102966
Wu, X., Bangalore Ashok, R. P., Wang, X., Webber, M., Brenner, A., Drake, G., Miscall, J., Lincoln, C., Van Roijen, E., Haugen, S., DesVeaux, J., Uekert, T., Shao-Horn, Y., Stahl, S., Beckham, G. & Roman-Leshkov, Y., 2026, In: Chem. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment for the Catalytic Hydrogenolysis and Hydrocracking of Polyethylene: Article No. 102384
Yadav, G., Uekert, T., DesVeaux, J., Van Roijen, E., Rorrer, J., Brenner, A., Drake, G., Zichittella, G., Carlson, N., Roman-Leshkov, Y. & Beckham, G., 2026, In: Joule. 16 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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Coupling Waste Feedstocks to Microbial Protein Production in a Circular Food System
Uekert, T., Bleem, A., Holmes, E., Pal, A., Johnson, C. & Beckham, G., 2025, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 13, 2, p. 709-724 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery of Hybrid Chemical Synthesis Pathways with DORAnet
Zhang, Q., Sprague, W., Kozarekar, S., Pate, S., Uekert, T. & Broadbelt, L., 2025, In: Digital Discovery. 4, 11, p. 3109-3125 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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