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Personal Profile
Kat Knauer is a polymer scientist who has dedicated her scientific career to solving the plastic waste problem. Knauer joined NREL 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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Antibiotic Resistance in Plastisphere: Article No. 115217
Joo, S. H., Knauer, K., Su, C. & Toborek, M., 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13, 1, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harnessing Plastic Depolymerization Products to Upcycle Mixed Waste Into High-Value Chemicals: Article No. 102485
DesVeaux, J. & Knauer, K., 2025, In: Chem. 11, 13, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blending Compostable Plastics for Packaging Applications
Baer, A., Clarke, R., Gowda, R. & Knauer, K., 2024, 1 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Research output: NREL › Poster
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Mixed Polyester Recycling Can Enable a Circular Plastic Economy with Environmental Benefits
DesVeaux, J., Uekert, T., Curley, J., Choi, H., Liang, Y., Singh, A., Mante, O., Beckham, G., Jacobsen, A. & Knauer, K., 2024, In: One Earth. 7, 12, p. 2204-2222 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plastic Additives in the Ocean: Use of a Comprehensive Dataset for Meta-Analysis and Method Development: Article No. 142172
Megill, C., Shaw, K., Knauer, K., Seeley, M. & Lynch, J., 2024, In: Chemosphere. 358, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus Citations