Giada Lo Re
Since 2007, my research has centred on advancing Materials Science and Engineering by focusing on sustainable materials development to replace thermoplastics derived from oil. My group is among the world leaders in pioneering methods leading towards traditional plastic replacement through close collaboration between the scientific community, industry, and society. With interdisciplinary expertise in polymer chemistry and physics and extensive international collaborations, our work develops systematic approaches to bioplastics science and engineering and bridges the gap between industrial needs and materials science. Recent topics in my group involve reactive extrusion synthesis and depolymerization of plastic, and enzymes/microbes as biocatalysts for the metabolic engineering of bioplastics. The aim is to control the plastic end-of-life, incl. mechanical and chemical recycling, and biodegradation. Molecular and Macromolecular Material Science and Engineering
Giada Lo Re serves as Associate Professor at Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden from 2018. She has been laureated with the 2012 best PhD Thesis in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (AIMAT, Italy) and awarded with the Green Materials Prize 2016 (Institution of Civil Engineers in London, UK). She has been senior researcher in UMONS University (Belgium), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY, USA), KTH (Stockholm, Sweden).
Showing 34 publications
Ring-opening polymerization of ethylene brassylate in reactive extrusion and its end-of-life options
Plasticization of dialcohol cellulose and effect on the thermomechanical properties
Acetylation of Nanocellulose: Miscibility and Reinforcement Mechanisms in Polymer Nanocomposites
Melt processable cellulose fibres engineered for replacing oil-based thermoplastics
Biocomposite PBAT/lignin blown films with enhanced photo-stability
Synergistic reinforcement of a reversible Diels-Alder type network with nanocellulose
Thermo-mechanical variability of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate PC-ABS
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PROcesses for DiAlcohol Cellulose PROduction - ProDAC
Återvinning av insamlad plast från förpackningar
Materials and interface design in semi-structural and eco-friendly wood fiber biocomposites
Advanced characterization of new cellulose-based melt-processed materials for disposable packaging