En Chen
PhD candidate
Utrecht University
Department
Inorganic chemistry and catalysis
Contact information
Room
David de Wied - 4th floor open area
Email address
e.chen@uu.nl
Key expertises
Heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst preparation, chemical recycling of plastics, X-ray adsorption spectroscopy, electron microscopy
About me
I received my BSc and MSc degree in Chemistry at National Tsing Hua University, also being a visiting student at University of Trieste, Italy for my master’s thesis. I then worked as a research assistant in the Institute of Chemistry at Academia Sinica before I started my PhD study at Utrecht University. Since March 2022, I have been involved in the ARC CBBC project.About my research
My research focuses on the chemical recycling of plastics. I aim to develop a novel strategy to break down polyolefin backbone under mild reaction conditions. I am focusing on the photo-oxidation and solvolysis process in the presence of heterogeneous catalyst. Characterization techniques such as IR and AFM are applied to observe changes in functional groups on polymer backbone and surface roughness of plastics throughout the reaction.Academic career
PhD candidate
2022-Present: PhD student in the group of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Under the supervision of Prof. Bert M. Weckhuysen and Dr. Ina Vollmer.
Research assistant
2019-2022: Research assistant in the Institution of Chemistry at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Under the supervision of Dr. Po-Wen Chung.
Master student
2016-2019: Master student at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Under the supervision of Prof. Chia-Min Yang.
2017-2018: Visiting student in the group of Materials, Environment and Energy at University of Trieste, Italy. Under the supervision of Prof. Paolo Fornasiero and Prof. Tiziano Montini.
Bachelor student
2012-2016: Bachelor student at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Under the supervision of Prof. Chia-Min Yang.
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