Pieter Bruijnincx

Pieter Bruijnincx is Professor of Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis at the department of Chemistry at Utrecht University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (2007) on the topic of bio-inspire oxidation catalysis from Utrecht University with highest distinction (cum laude). His esearch efforts focus on developing catalyst and conversion technology to transform renewable feedstock, such as biomass, CO² and waste streams into renewable chemical building blocks. In a broader, societal context, these activities contribute to societal challenges related to general sustainability aspects of the chemical industry, the desired energy and resource transition and the emerging aim to establish a circular economy. In 2016, he became an elected member of the De Jonge Akademie (Young Academy) of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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