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Wim Thielemans

Wim Thielemans

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Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
17226
World Ranking
8129
National Ranking
93

Overview

Wim Thielemans is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has made significant contributions to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research portfolio includes over 190 publications, with a focus on subfields such as Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequently publishing in notable journals, Thielemans has contributed particularly to:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nanoscale
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Some recent publications by Wim Thielemans include:

  • Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review (2021, Green Chemistry)
  • Instantaneous hydrolysis of PET bottles: an efficient pathway for the chemical recycling of condensation polymers (2021, Green Chemistry)
  • Cellulose-hemicellulose interactions - A nanoscale view (2021, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • Review on the Degradation of Poly(lactic acid) during Melt Processing (2023, Polymers)
  • Patience is a virtue: self-assembly and physico-chemical properties of cellulose nanocrystal allomorphs (2020, Nanoscale)

Thielemans has collaborated frequently with several researchers, among whom are:

  • Samuel Eyley
  • Koenraad Muylaert
  • Ivo F.J. Vankelecom
  • Carmen Bartic
  • Steven De Feyter

Best Publications

  • Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

    S. J. Eichhorn;A. Dufresne;M. Aranguren;N. E. Marcovich

  • Synthesis of polycaprolactone: a review

    Marianne Labet;Wim Thielemans

  • Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals.

    Samuel Eyley;Wim Thielemans

  • Recycling of polymers: a review

    Igor A. Ignatyev;Wim Thielemans;Bob Vander Beke

  • Sisal cellulose whiskers reinforced polyvinyl acetate nanocomposites

    Nancy Lis Garcia de Rodriguez;Wim Thielemans;Alain Dufresne

  • Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review

    Elaine Barnard;Jose Jonathan Rubio Arias;Wim Thielemans

  • Cellulose Nanocrystals Grafted with Polystyrene Chains through Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP)

    Gaelle Morandi;Lindy Heath;Wim Thielemans

  • Cellulose nanowhisker aerogels

    Lindy Heath;Wim Thielemans

  • Lignin esters for use in unsaturated thermosets: lignin modification and solubility modeling.

    Wim Thielemans;Richard P. Wool

  • Novel applications of lignin in composite materials

    Wim Thielemans;E Can;SS Morye;RP Wool

  • The catalytic oxidation of biomass to new materials focusing on starch, cellulose and lignin

    S. R Collinson;Wim Thielemans

  • Grafting Polymers from Cellulose Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Sandra Wohlhauser;Gwendoline Delepierre;Marianne Labet;Gaëlle Morandi

  • Dual fluorescent labelling of cellulose nanocrystals for pH sensing

    Lise Junker Nielsen;Samuel Eyley;Wim Thielemans;Jonathan W Aylott

  • Starch nanocrystals with large chain surface modifications.

    Wim Thielemans;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alain Dufresne

  • Biodegradability of organic nanoparticles in the aqueous environment.

    Klaus Kümmerer;Jakob Menz;Thomas Schubert;Wim Thielemans

  • Lignins as Macromonomers for Polyurethane Synthesis: A Comparative Study on Hydroxyl Group Determination

    Carolina Andreia Cateto;Carolina Andreia Cateto;Carolina Andreia Cateto;Maria Filomena Barreiro;Alírio Egídio Rodrigues;Marie Christine Brochier-Salon

  • Polymer grafting onto starch nanocrystals.

    Marianne Labet;Wim Thielemans;Alain Dufresne

  • Cellulose–gold nanoparticle hybrid materials

    Jonas Van Rie;Wim Thielemans

  • Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of nanocomposites prepared using cellulose nanowhiskers and poly(lactic acid)

    Kazi M. Zakir Hossain;Ifty Ahmed;Andrew J. Parsons;Colin A. Scotchford

  • Imidazolium grafted cellulose nanocrystals for ion exchange applications

    Samuel Eyley;Wim Thielemans

  • Starch nanocrystals with large chain surface modifications

    Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alain Dufresne;M. Labet;Wim Thielemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Alain Dufresne
Alain Dufresne Grenoble Institute of Technology
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem Grenoble Institute of Technology
Richard P. Wool
Richard P. Wool University of Delaware
Chris D. Rudd
Chris D. Rudd James Cook University
Sami Boufi
Sami Boufi University of Sfax
Karen J. Edler
Karen J. Edler University of Bath

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