University Researcher
Michael Boot
Department / Institute
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
RESEARCH PROFILE
Michael Boot received his MSc. and PhD. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology in 2005 and 2010, respectively. Both degrees were obtained in the field of Combustion Technology. In 2009, Michael co-founded Progression-Industry BV to commercialize various automotive technologies in the domains of waste energy recovery and biofuels. From January 2011, Michael became a part-time assistant professor and innovation manager at his alma mater in the Combustion Technology research group. In 2012, Michael co-founded Progression Capital as an investment vehicle geared towards young, automotive oriented startups.
Recent Publications
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Quantitative prediction of the solvent fractionation of lignin
Green Chemistry (2023) -
Optimizing Catalytic Depolymerization of Lignin in Ethanol with a Day-Clustered Box-Behnken Design
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (2023) -
Investigation of Liquid Lignin-Methanol Blends under Realistic Two-Stroke Marine Engines Conditions
SAE Technical Papers (2023) -
Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Novel Solvolysis-Based Biorefinery Producing Lignin-Derived Marine Biofuel and Cellulosic Ethanol
Energies (2022) -
Renewable thiol-yne ‘click’ networks based on propargylated lignin for adhesive resin applications
ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2022)
Ancillary Activities
- co-founder & co-ceo, Vertoro