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Personal Profile
Kat Knauer is a polymer scientist who has dedicated her scientific career to solving the plastic waste problem. She has a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi and completed the BASF Ph.D. Leadership Development Program in 2018 before taking a senior scientist role in BASF’s Plastics Division. Her research efforts focused on advanced recycling technologies which ultimately led her to leading Materials Innovation R&D at Novoloop, a chemical recycling startup. Recently, 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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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
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Emerging Recycling Technologies for a Circular Materials Economy
Rosetto, G., McGeehan, J., Knauer, K., Knott, B., Moon, H., Curley, J., Uekert, T. & Clarke, R., 2024, In: Materials Advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BOTTLE 7 - Industry Projects & Engagement
Knauer, K., 2023, 38 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Environmental and Economic Implications of Emerging Plastic Recycling Technologies
Uekert, T., DesVeaux, J., Carpenter, B., Yadav, G., Afzal, S., Ghosh, T., Walzberg, J., Athaley, A., Mailaram, S., Greener, O., Knauer, K. & Beckham, G., 2023, 20 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Mono-Material Product Design with Bio-Based, Circular, and Biodegradable Polymers
Quinn, E., Knauer, K., Beckham, G. & Chen, E., 2023, In: One Earth. 6, 6, p. 582-586 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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