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Overview

Matthew D. Jones is affiliated with Neuroscience Research Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science, with a substantial number of publications in related subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Process Chemistry and Technology, Pollution, and Organic Chemistry.

Their recent publication record highlights contributions to chemical recycling and polymer degradation, covering topics such as polyester and polycarbonate waste management, and the chemical breakdown of poly(lactic acid). Notable papers include:

  • The Chemical Recycling of Polyesters for a Circular Plastics Economy: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities, 2021, ChemSusChem
  • The Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Review, 2020, Sustainable Chemistry
  • Organocatalysis for Versatile Polymer Degradation, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Versatile Chemical Recycling Strategies: Value-Added Chemicals from Polyester and Polycarbonate Waste, 2022, ChemSusChem
  • Chemical Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex, 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Jones frequently publishes in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, ChemSusChem, Sustainable Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, and Macromolecules.

Their research topics cover areas including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Polymer Crystallization and Properties
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Collaborations with co-authors feature prominently, with frequent co-authors being Paul McKeown, Gabriele Kociok-Köhn, Jack Payne, Matthew G. Davidson, and Oliver J. Driscoll. These collaborations reflect a networked approach to research within the fields of materials and polymer sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Chemical Recycling of Polyesters for a Circular Plastics Economy: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities.

    Jack Payne;Matthew D. Jones

  • A circular economy approach to plastic waste

    Jack Payne;Paul McKeown;Matthew D. Jones

  • Group 4 Complexes with Aminebisphenolate Ligands and Their Application for the Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Amanda J. Chmura;Matthew G. Davidson;Matthew D. Jones;Matthew D. Lunn

  • The Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Review

    Paul McKeown;Matthew D. Jones

  • The influence of fine excipient particles on the performance of carrier-based dry powder inhalation formulations.

    Matthew D. Jones;Robert Price

  • Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

    Amanda J. Chmura;Matthew G. Davidson;Catherine J. Frankis;Matthew D. Jones

  • Enhancing the enantioselectivity of novel homogeneous organometallic hydrogenation catalysts

    Matthew D. Jones;Robert Raja;John Meurig Thomas;Brian F. G. Johnson

  • Constraining asymmetric organometallic catalysts within mesoporous supports boosts their enantioselectivity.

    Robert Raja;John Meurig Thomas;Matthew D. Jones;Brian F.G. Johnson

  • A germanium alkoxide supported by a C3-symmetric ligand for the stereoselective synthesis of highly heterotactic polylactide under solvent-free conditions.

    Amanda J. Chmura;Christopher J. Chuck;Matthew G. Davidson;Matthew D. Jones

  • Poly(lactic acid) Degradation into Methyl Lactate Catalyzed by a Well-Defined Zn(II) Complex

    Luis A. Román-Ramírez;Paul Mckeown;Matthew D. Jones;Joseph Wood

  • Investigations into the conversion of ethanol into 1,3-butadiene

    Matthew D. Jones;Callum G. Keir;Carlo Di Iulio;Ruth A. M. Robertson

  • The Role of Fines in the Modification of the Fluidization and Dispersion Mechanism Within Dry Powder Inhaler Formulations

    Jagdeep Shur;Haggis Harris;Matthew D. Jones;Matthew D. Jones;J. Sebastian Kaerger

  • Robust chiral zirconium alkoxide initiators for the room-temperature stereoselective ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide

    Amanda J. Chmura;David M. Cousins;Matthew G. Davidson;Matthew D. Jones

  • Group 4 salalen complexes for the production and degradation of polylactide.

    Emma L. Whitelaw;Matthew G. Davidson;Matthew D. Jones

  • Zinc(II) Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Species and Their Application for the Ring-Opening Polymerisation of rac-Lactide

    Matthew D. Jones;Matthew G. Davidson;Callum G. Keir;Laura M. Hughes

  • Friedel-Crafts acylation of pyrroles and indoles using 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) as a nucleophilic catalyst.

    James E. Taylor;Matthew D. Jones;Jonathan M. J. Williams;Steven D. Bull

  • Salalen aluminium complexes and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide.

    Emma L. Whitelaw;Gaynor Loraine;Mary F. Mahon;Matthew D. Jones

  • Organocatalysis for versatile polymer degradation

    Paul McKeown;Muhammed Kamran;Matthew G. Davidson;Matthew D. Jones

  • Zirconium complexes of bipyrrolidine derived salan ligands for the isoselective polymerisation of rac-lactide.

    Matthew D. Jones;Stuart L. Hancock;Paul McKeown;Pascal M. Schäfer

  • Group 4 salalen complexes and their application for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

    Emma L. Whitelaw;Matthew D. Jones;Mary F. Mahon

  • Bimetallic catalysts and their relevance to the hydrogen economy

    J.M. Thomas;R. Raja;B.F.G. Johnson;Sophie Hermans

  • Air-stable titanium alkoxide based metal-organic framework as an initiator for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

    Christopher J Chuck;Matthew G Davidson;Matthew D Jones;Gabriele Kociok-Köhn

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew G. Davidson
Matthew G. Davidson University of Bath
Mary F. Mahon
Mary F. Mahon University of Bath
Gabriele Kociok-Köhn
Gabriele Kociok-Köhn University of Bath
Janet L. Taylor
Janet L. Taylor Edith Cowan University
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Filipe A. Almeida Paz University of Aveiro
Steven D. Bull
Steven D. Bull University of Bath
Joseph Wood
Joseph Wood University of Birmingham
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge
Robert Raja
Robert Raja University of Southampton
David C. Apperley
David C. Apperley Durham University

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