Taylor Frederick Nelson

Environmental Chemist Postdoc @MeckingGroup @UniKonstanz
Biodegradation of polymers in the environment.
My latest work:

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

Can we make polymers from broad mixtures of monomers with diff. lengths (e.g., aliphatic diacids made from cat.-ox. of waste PE)? 🗑️➡️⛓️
What kind of materials might we be able to get?
Read below in @angew_chem to see some 1st answers!
@MeckingGroup
https://t.co/qSRZVsyVcl

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

@SigmaAldrich @MeckingGroup #SigmaAldrichChocolate

[Research Group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking @MeckingGroup]

We are thrilled to announce our newest publication in @ACSSustainable
We report the successful synthesis of a biodegradable vulcanized polyester-based rubber exhibiting elastic properties. Solvolysis to the monomer enables recycling.
Check it out:
https://t.co/sCVmcQ4PED

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

I worked on this project in the @MeckingGroup at @UniKonstanz as an @AvHStiftung postdoc fellow

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

📜 Our latest manuscript is online, in which we report long-chain aliphatic polyesters from 2,3-butanediol 🦠

Check out open access publication here 👇 https://t.co/k1kBSfJ1vZ

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These bio-based polymers 🌿 ⛓ show ductility and applicability in thermoplastic elastomers, as well as enhanced biodegradability compared to their linear analogs 💥

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

@MeckingGroup @UniKonstanz Nice table colors! 🍣

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters from Multiple Chain Length Bio- and Waste-Sourceable Monomers (Stefan Mecking and co-workers) @MeckingGroup #OpenAccess thanks to #ProjektDEAL https://t.co/lzLW9IC8qG

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

On the back of a new publication using this method 🛠️, I received an email today that 1 year out from publication our manuscript on tracking 🔎13C-labelled biodegradable 🌿polymers⛓️ in @NatureComms has been downloaded over 7,000 times! 🤯
Check it out open access below 👇

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With biodegradable plastics, we want to be sure that they actual biodegrade, right? 13C-labelling of poly(butylene succinate) unequivocally showed biodegradation in soil and let us precisely close mass balances on polymer-C.
https://t.co/a4kDMCNXkW
But that’s not all…

[D-USYS@ETH @usys_ethzh]

Could we make recyclable and degradable polyesters from #biowaste? @TaylorFNelson and colleagues show that the small monomers found in feedstock or #biomass can be used to make longer chains. This could be the next step towards closed-loop #recycling.

https://t.co/MZecducCeo

[Research Group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking @MeckingGroup]

We are highly excited to annonce our newest publication about polyesters from multiple chain length bio-based monomers and their degradation in @angew_chem

Check it out here:

https://t.co/v71kLT2Fye

Congrats to everyone involved. @TaylorFNelson

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

@angew_chem @MeckingGroup We used model systems of diacids with diff. lengths to make ductile, recyclable, degradable polyesters in collab. with M.Sander @usys_ethzh. Shows possibility to make polymers from mixed-monomer feedstocks, incl. ox. PE waste, or bio-based source materials!

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

Can we make polymers from broad mixtures of monomers with diff. lengths (e.g., aliphatic diacids made from cat.-ox. of waste PE)? 🗑️➡️⛓️
What kind of materials might we be able to get?
Read below in @angew_chem to see some 1st answers!
@MeckingGroup
https://t.co/qSRZVsyVcl

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

https://t.co/ZiSLJxo0Sd

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

A week in Woods Hole flew by! Lots of good work on the NMR with great @WHOI colleagues @bdbjames @Chris__Reddy Yanchen Sun & Collin Ward. Looking forward to more cool stuff! For some info on what we’ve been up to see our paper in Analytical Chem on DOSY for plastics! 👇

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

Enjoying San Francisco and the start of the #ACSFall2023 meeting!

I will present Monday 14:30 in Moscone West 3006 in the ENVR section

And have a poster Tuesday from 19-21 in Moscone Hall F in the PMSE section

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@an_chem @ACSPublications

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Are you interested in🔎analytics of polymers ,
esp. regarding⛓️molecular weights ?
esp. consumer plastics in the environment🌿?

Read about characterizing polymer MW easily with just an NMR! 🧲

Work done at @WHOI👇Open-access✅in Analytical Chemistry📊
https://t.co/FQh10pK01C

[Taylor Frederick Nelson @TaylorFNelson]

Main applications we highlight are analysis of consumer plastics and following polymer transformations, such as environmental Photodegradation. See more for yourself! Open Access!