Zach Westman

University of California, Santa Barbara — United States

Materials Science · Physical Sciences

5h-index172citations7works15.02yr avg
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Research Topics

biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties(4), Polymer composites and self-healing(4), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution(2), Petroleum Processing and Analysis(2), Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation(1)

Publications7 total

Differentiating urethane and urea bond activation in polyurethane foam acidolysis
Chemical Science·2025Open Access
A shrinking core kinetic model for polyol release during acidolysis of polyurethane foam by dicarboxylic acids
Chemical Engineering Journal·2025· 3 cited
Influence of Carboxylic Acid Structure on the Kinetics of Polyurethane Foam Acidolysis to Recycled Polyol
JACS Au·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Vapor-Phase Dicarboxylic Acids and Anhydrides Drive Depolymerization of Polyurethanes
ACS Macro Letters·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Polyurethane Foam Chemical Recycling: Fast Acidolysis with Maleic Acid and Full Recovery of Polyol
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering·2024· 51 citedOpen Access
Polyurethane foam acidolysis with carboxylic acids: acid structure dictates N-containing product distribution and kinetics
Polymer Chemistry·2024· 5 cited
Opportunities in Closed-Loop Molecular Recycling of End-of-Life Polyurethane
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering·2023· 82 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Vojtěch Vlček(7), Phillip Christopher(7), Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar(7), Kelsey Richardson(6), Alan L. Stottlemyer(6), Nasim Hooshyar(5), Christopher S. Letko(5), Dingyuan Lim(4), Paul Gillis(3), Baoyuan Liu(2), Thomas W. Farmer(2), Baoyuan Liu(2), Madeleine Davis(2), Manasa Perikala(1), Xinyi Wu(1), Simona Popescu(1)