Characterization

The BOTTLE^™ consortium houses world-class analytics and characterization facilities for recyclable polymer technologies, which are organized in the Characterization Task.

Our capabilities include:

• State-of-the-art synchrotron chemical catalyst, biocatalyst, and polymer characterization tools
• Advanced art mass spectrometry and spectroscopy facilities for small-molecule, catalyst, and polymer characterizations, and systems biology applications related to plastics degradation
• Multiple ASTM International biodegradation assays in-house to test polymer end-of-life in multiple contexts, including in aquatic, composting, and soil conditions
• A standard substrate library coupled to rigorous polymer characterization of both model and real substrates, to be able to compare deconstruction and building blocks technologies in a self-consistent manner.

Our primary focus areas include the following:

• Operando scattering and spectroscopy of plastics deconstruction processes
• Characterization of processing in recyclable polymers
• End-of-life studies and biodegradation measurements for new polymers.

Learn how to join the BOTTLE consortium.