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We will create new biocarbon-based value chains in sustainable circular polymers and materials through innovative (de)polymerization catalytic strategies.

Joined February 2023
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๐Ÿ”ฌ Angelo Scopano and Natalia Kulbacka have started their secondments at CELABOR. ๐ŸŒฑ Angelo is working on greener PFAS for plastic processing, while Natalia focuses on biodegradable polymer encapsulations. ๐Ÿ“ธ Pictured with their supervisor, Jean-Michel Thomassin (centre).
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๐Ÿ”ฌ Research doesn't stop at the lab! ๐Ÿงช At the European Researchers' Night in Tarragona, D-CARBONIZE doctoral candidates Sara Faoro and Angelo Scopano shared their research with visitors and used experiments to explain some of the fundamental concepts behind their work.
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๐Ÿ“ฌ Catch up with the latest from D-CARBONIZE! ๐Ÿ“ฐ From recent project activities and research highlights to upcoming events, our newest newsletter brings together the latest developments from across the network. ๐Ÿ”— Read the full newsletter: us22.campaign-archive.com/?eโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“†Angelo Scopano presented โ€œD-Carbonize โ€“ Europa cientรญficaโ€ at redACTSโ€™ IV Open Forum on Arts, Science & Technology, within the +RAIN Film Festival at @UPFBarcelona. ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ An space that connected research with art, technology & society. #DCarbonize #MSCA #SciComm
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๐Ÿ“… From 27โ€“29 May, we gathered in @UniHeidelberg for the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop. ๐Ÿ”ฌ Our doctoral candidates shared their latest results and joined training sessions with partners from academia and industry. ๐Ÿ”— More info: dcarbonizeproject.eu/the-d-cโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“… D-Carbonize members attended the Bordeaux Polymer Conference 2026 in France, a major event in polymer science. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Contributions included an oral communication by Lilas Aubel, a poster by Nishant Chaudhary, and invited talks by Sophie Guillaume and Christophe Detrembleur.
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โ™ป๏ธ Last week at @expoquimia, D-Carbonize joined the conversation on the future of sustainable polymers. ๐Ÿ’ฌ At the @ICIQchem stand, project coordinator @KLEIJ_ICIQ and Coralie Jehanno (@PolykeyPolymers) presented the project during a round table discussion.
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โœ… Thatโ€™s a wrap for the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop in Heidelberg! ๐Ÿค After three days of scientific exchange, training and collaboration, we took the opportunity to capture this group photo together. ๐Ÿ™ Thank you to @UniHeidelberg for hosting us!
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โ˜€๏ธ Final day of the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop in Heidelberg! ๐Ÿ“š Today, our Doctoral Candidates continue with the last training sessions, strengthening skills and exchanging knowledge before wrapping up three days of science, learning and collaboration.
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โ˜€๏ธ Day 2 of the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop focus on training sessions for our Doctoral Candidates. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Coralie Jehanno, Co-Founder & Scientific Director of @PolykeyPolymers, opens the programme by presenting their patented technologies for the chemical recycling of plastics.
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๐Ÿ“… Afternoon sessions at the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop focused on greener polycarbonate synthesis, continuous-flow carbonation, photocatalysis and novel cyclic carbonates. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Florian Barbaz ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Lilas Aubel ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Natalia Kulbacka ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Enrico Lanaro
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From hot to hotter ๐Ÿ’ฅ: the 2026 @carbonize_d workshop is ongoing in Heidelberg with team @KLEIJ_ICIQ grom @ICIQchem well-represented ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘! Carbonates to save the worldโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜Ž @icreacommunity @iCERCA @_BIST
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๐Ÿ“… Sessions at the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop continued with research on COโ‚‚-based building blocks, glycerol carbonate production and tandem catalysis for sustainable materials. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Nishant Chaudhary ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Hussein Tabaja ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Giovanni Berluti ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Angelo Scopano
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๐Ÿ“… The #DCarbonize Industry Workshop opened with depolymerization, recycling & reactive extrusion topics, key for a circular carbon future. โžก๏ธ Presentations from D-Carbonize doctoral candidates: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Sara Faoro ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Hanieh Moradi ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Elia Cecchetto ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Owais Sheikh
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๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป Hallo from @UniHeidelberg! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Today, our Doctoral Candidates will present their latest research advances to consortium partners. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Stephen Hashmi (@UniHeidelberg) and @KLEIJ_ICIQ (@ICIQchem) welcome participants as we kick off the D-Carbonize Industry Workshop!
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๐Ÿ“… Sara Faoro took part in the #BPG2026 (Blankenberge, 27โ€“28 April). ๐Ÿ† She not only presented her work but won the Best Oral Communication Prize with: โ€œHydrolysis as a Tool for Upcycling COโ‚‚-Based Polycarbonates into Recyclable Networks". ๐Ÿ‘ Congrats on this achievement!!
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๐Ÿ” A D-CARBONIZE publication by Angelo Scopano, Giovanni Berluti, Paolo Pescarmona & Arjan Kleij has been selected as a HOT Green Chemistry by the @RoySocChem. ๐Ÿ“– Article: โ€œA one-pot organocatalytic process for cyclic carbonates from COโ‚‚ and alkenesโ€ ๐Ÿ“Žpubs.rsc.org/en/content/artiโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿš€ D-Carbonize researcher Hanieh Moradi attended NCCC (early March) and presented her work on COโ‚‚ conversion to renewable polycarbonates. ๐Ÿงช Great to see our doctoral candidates sharing research & exchanging ideas in catalysis! โœจ Inspiring talks, posters & discussions. #MSCA
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๐Ÿ“… DCs Enrico Lanaro & Nishant Chaudhary joined the CaRLa Winter School, presenting their work via flash talks & posters on biobased polycarbonates and COโ‚‚/epoxide copolymerization. ๐Ÿญ The program also featured industrial insight, incl. a visit to @BASF. #DCarbonize #MSCA
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โœจ D-CARBONIZE doctoral candidate Hanieh Moradi attended the NIOK PhD Platform Catalysis course, enjoying lectures by leading experts & gaining new research inspiration. ๐ŸŽ“ Empowering our researchers through top-level scientific training is a core part of our mission!
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