Gert-jan Gruter PhD

Gert-Jan Gruter specializes in catalysis, bio-based chemistry, bio-based polymers and sustainability. At the chemical technology company Avantium he is responsible for all R&D programmes in the field of Renewable Chemistry. He has initiated groundbreaking sustainable programmes such as a technology known as YXY, which can be used to produce FDCA monomer and PEF polyester from sugars. PEF is a bio-based, sustainable alternative to polyethylene terephthalate or PET, a material widely used in plastic bottles.