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Damien Guironnet

Associate Professor

Primary Affiliation

Artificial Intelligence for Materials

Affiliations

Status Part-time Faculty

Home Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Email guironne@illinois.edu

Address 3215 Beckman Institute, 405 North Mathews Avenue

  • Biography

    Damien Guironnet is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He joined the department in 2014 from BASF Corporation where he worked as a senior research scientist. At Illinois, his research focuses on the challenge of implementing recent advances in homogeneous catalysts into continuous processes. Professor Guironnet develops new catalysts and catalytic processes for the synthesis of new polymers with a focus on sustainability.

    Education

    • M.S., Ecole Nationale Supérieur de Chimie de Mulhouse (France), 2005

    • Ph.D., University of Constance (Germany), 2009

    • Postdoctorate, University of North Carolina, 2009-2011

  • Honors

    • 2019: Young Investigator Award, American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE)

    • 2015-2016: School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award

  • Research

    Research Areas:

    • Inorganic Chemistry

    • Shape controlled macromolecules

    • Emulsion polymerization

    • Functionalized Polyolefins

    • Reactor engineering / catalysis

    Research Interests:

    • Polymer synthesis

    • Organometallic chemistry

    • Catalysis

    The research in Guironnet’s group lies at the interface of polymer science and catalysis. Their approach is multidisciplinary and involves a diverse array of techniques. The impact of their research is expected to fall within the domains of materials science and green chemistry. Overall, they are designing new catalysts and catalytic processes to transform bio-based and oil-based feedstocks into valuable chemicals and to develop new sustainable polymerization techniques. Projects in his group include (1) the development of new processes for the production of important chemicals from abundant raw materials; (2) the design of new methods for the synthesis of end-functionalized and amphiphilic polymers; and (3) the synthesis of new catalysts for the insertion (co)polymerization of polar monomers.

  • 2024

    • Wang, N.M., Dillon, S. & Guironnet, D. Correction to: Immobilization and Study of Homogeneous Catalysts in a Continuous Flow Reactor Using Inorganic Particles Coated with Polymer. Catal Lett 154, 760 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04381-4

    2023

    • Wang, Nicholas MM, Sam Dillon, and Damien Guironnet. "Immobilization and Study of Homogeneous Catalysts in a Continuous Flow Reactor Using Inorganic Particles Coated with Polymer (vol 153, pg 1150, 2023)." CATALYSIS LETTERS 154.2 (2024): 760-760.

    2022

    • ACS Polym. Au 2022, 2, 4, 232–244 Publication Date:March 18, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.1c00057
    • Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 5, 1990–2024 Publication Date:February 23, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c04030
    • Ivan Konstantinov, Nicholas M. Wang, Garrett Strong, Vanessa Dasilva, Lijun Gao, Rafael Huacuja, Mari Rosen, Alex Nett, Sean Ewart, Roland Geyer, Susannah L. Scott, and Damien Guironnet, "Chemical recycling of polyethylene by tandem catalytic conversion to propylene" in "Polymer Reaction Engineering XI (2022)", Timothy McKenna, Université de Lyon, France; Claudia Sayer, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; Joe Schork, Georgia Tech, USA; John Tsavalas, University of New Hampshire, USA; Jay Reimers, Exxonmobil Chemicals, USA; Jose Ramon Leiza, University of the Basque Country, Spain; Robin Hutchinson, Queen’s University, Canada; Brian Greenhalgh, Exxonmobil Chemicals, USA; Markus Busch, TU Darmstadt, Germany Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2022). https://dc.engconfintl.org/prexi/43
    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 40, 18526–18531 Publication Date:September 30, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c07781
    • Kenis, P. J. A., Guironnet, D. S., & Harrier, D. (2022). Ring Opening Polymerization In An Aqueous Dispersion. (U.S. Patent No. 11407855).
    • Macromolecules 2022, 55, 23, 10255–10263 Publication Date:December 1, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01835
    • Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 2459 Received 17th January 2022, Accepted 4th March 2022 DOI: 10.1039/d2py0069e rsc.li/polymers
    • Soft Matter, 2022, 18, 1666, Received 16th November 2021, Accepted 1st February 2022, DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01634b Soft Matter Journal (rsc.org)
    • Walsh, D., & Guironnet, D. S. (2022). Flow Controlled Synthesis Of Bottlebrush Macromolecules. (U.S. Patent No. 11472916).

    2021

    • Implicit Side-Chain Model and Experimental Characterization of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer Solution Assembly Tianyuan Pan, Bijal B. Patel, Dylan J. Walsh, Sarit Dutta, Damien Guironnet, Ying Diao, and Charles E. Sing Macromolecules 2021 54 (8), 3620-3633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00336
    • Maggie M. Potter, Damien Guironnet, Photophysical properties of soluble light-harvesting polyhydrofurans from post-polymerization functionalization of polyketones, European Polymer Journal, Volume 147, 2021, 110302, ISSN 0014-3057, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110302. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014305721000367)
    • Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 5126 Received 17th June 2021, Accepted 21st August 2021 DOI: 10.1039/d1py00819f rsc.li/polymers
    • React. Chem. Eng., 2022, 7, 711 Received 7th December 2021, Accepted 15th December 2021 DOI: 10.1039/d1re00551k rsc.li/reaction-engineering

    2020

    • Bijal B. Patel et al. ,Tunable structural color of bottlebrush block copolymers through direct-write 3D printing from solution.Sci. Adv.6,eaaz7202(2020).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aaz7202
    • Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 22, 10389–10396 Publication Date:May 20, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00961
    • Macromolecules 2020, 53, 18, 7767–7773 Publication Date:September 9, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01300
    • Macromolecules 2020, 53, 19, 8610–8620 Publication Date:September 30, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01357
    • Polyethylene Containing Triblock Copolymers Synthesized by Post-polymerization Functionalization Tianwei Yan and Damien Guironnet Macromolecules 2020 53 (11), 4338-4344 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00627
    • Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 4919, Received 5th March 2020, Accepted 1st May 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00397b Soft Matter Journal (rsc.org)
    • Tandem Catalysts for Polyethylene Upcycling: A Simple Kinetic Model Damien Guironnet and Baron Peters The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2020 124 (19), 3935-3942 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01363
    • Tianwei Yan and Damien Guironnet, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 22983 – 22988 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202009165
    • Walsh, D.J., Schinski, D.A., Schneider, R.A. et al. General route to design polymer molecular weight distributions through flow chemistry. Nat Commun 11, 3094 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16874-6
    • Yan T, Guironnet D. Combination of olefin insertion polymerization and olefin metathesis to extend the topology and composition of polyolefins. Sci China Chem, 2020, 63: 755–757, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-020-9724-9

    2019

    • ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 12, 11153–11188 Publication Date:November 8, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b03226
    • Macromolecules 2019, 52, 13, 4847–4857 Publication Date:June 20, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00845
    • Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies of the Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Norbornenyl Monomers by a Grubbs Third Generation Catalyst Michael G. Hyatt, Dylan J. Walsh, Richard L. Lord, José G. Andino Martinez, and Damien Guironnet Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019 141 (44), 17918-17925 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09752
    • Organometallics 2019, 38, 4, 788–796 Publication Date:February 6, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00765
    • Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 2928, Received 7th January 2019, Accepted 22nd January 2019 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00033j rsc.li/soft-matter-journal

    2018

    • Boucher-Jacobs, C., Rabnawaz, M., Katz, J.S. et al. Encapsulation of catalyst in block copolymer micelles for the polymerization of ethylene in aqueous medium. Nat Commun 9, 841 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03253-5
    • Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 4703 Received 28th January 2018 Accepted 22nd April 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc00450a rsc.li/chemical-scienc
    • Macromolecules 2018, 51, 24, 10167–10173 Publication Date:December 12, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02475

    2017

    • ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 9, 5717–5720 Publication Date:August 4, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01299
    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 39, 13644–13647 Publication Date:September 25, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b08010

    2014

    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 18, 6672–6683 Publication Date:April 18, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja501572g

    2012

    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 38, 15708–15711 Publication Date:August 30, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja307612b

    2011

    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 25, 9658–9661 Publication Date:May 26, 2011 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja202361k

    2010

    • Berkefeld, Andreas, et al. "Functional group tolerant polymerization catalysis." ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Vol. 240. 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2010.
    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12, 4418–4426 Publication Date:March 5, 2010 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja910760n

    2009

    • Damien Guironnet, Tobias Friedberger and Stefan Mecking, Received 30th June 2009, Accepted 1st September 2009 First published as an Advance Article on the web 21st September 2009 DOI: 10.1039/b912883b
    • Macromolecules 2009, 42, 21, 8157–8164 Publication Date:August 24, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma901397q
    • Organometallics 2009, 28, 14, 4072–4078 Publication Date:June 25, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1021/om9003225

    2008

    • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2, 422–423 Publication Date:December 30, 2008 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja808017n