Publications by Tobias Borgmeyer

Characterization of Biobased Polymers at the Gas-Solid Interface─Analysis of Surface and Bulk Properties during Artificial Degradation

Christian Ludwig, Jeremy Luterbacher, Michel Rossi, Tobias Borgmeyer

Accurately assessing the interfacial composition and reactivity of (bio)polymers under controlled but environmentally relevant conditions remains challenging. This study explores the evolution of surface functionalities of novel polyesters Poly(Butylene Xy ...

2025

(Bio)Plastics in Biowastes and the Environment - Laboratory Investigations by Means of Knudsen Flow Reactor Experiments

Tobias Borgmeyer

This doctoral thesis aims to elucidate the changes in interfacial reactivity of one conventional polymer and two biobased polymers under both realistic and environmentally relevant artificial conditions. The study leverages the surface sensitivity of the K ...

EPFL2025

Natural and simulated weathering of polystyrene: A molecular view of the polymeric interface

Christian Ludwig, Florian Frédéric Vincent Breider, Michel Rossi, Tobias Borgmeyer, Lu Zhou

This work presents the changing abundance of surface functional groups (SFGs) on polystyrene (PS) upon weathering within one or a few molecular monolayers from a molecular point of view. PS particles were aged by exposing it to a gas flow of typically (5 % ...

Elsevier BV2024

Algal cellulose, production and potential use in plastics: Challenges and opportunities

Christian Ludwig, Horst Pick, Enio Daniel Zanchetta, Eya Nicodeme, Tobias Borgmeyer, Adrian Pulgarin

The development of new biodegradable plastic materials from renewable sources is a major challenge for plastic industries to provide sustainable alternatives to petroleum plastic. Bio-based plastics are generally obtained from photosynthetic biomass such a ...

2021