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Research Interests
The scientific motivation driving the work in Professor Broadbelt’s research group is unraveling complexity in reacting systems. They recognize that macroscopic observations are linked to microscopic phenomena, and analysis spanning these regimes provides the best opportunity for fundamental understanding and development of novel engineering strategies. The systems that they study, however, are sufficiently complex that the atomic-scale events leading to the observed behavior are obscured. They concentrate their efforts in three main topical areas using a combination of experiment and theory. Reaction systems that they model may consist of thousands of reactive intermediates and molecules and thus are too large for models to be developed without automated computer tools. Polymeric systems that they study require description of transformations of high molecular weight chains and evolution of low molecular weight products. Catalytic and biocatalytic systems that they investigate demand quantification of the interaction energies between numerous species and complex catalytic environments. They therefore develop capabilities to facilitate quantitative analysis and description of complex systems at the macroscopic level, and they devise strategies and apply tools for probing and quantifying molecular-level events.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Chemical Engineering, PhD, University of Delaware
… → 1994
Chemical Engineering, BS, Ohio State University
… → 1989
Research interests keywords
- Complex kinetics modeling
- Catalysis
- Biocatalysis
- Polymerization
- Depolymerization
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Collaborative Research: Understanding the roles of Co2-tunable media on the hydrothermal deconstruction of poly(ethylene) terephtalate
Broadbelt, L. J. (PD/PI)
10/1/24 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Synthesis and Analysis of Performance-Advantaged Bioproducts (PABPs)
Broadbelt, L. J. (PD/PI)
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy
10/1/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Redesigning Polymers to Leverage a Circular Economy (RePLACE)
Broadbelt, L. J. (PD/PI)
Colorado State University, Department of Energy
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Analysis for decarbonization of industrial petrochemicals
Broadbelt, L. J. (PD/PI)
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy
4/29/24 → 10/28/25
Project: Research project
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BOTTLE: Design of Building Blocks and Redesign of Polymers through Modeling
Broadbelt, L. J. (PD/PI)
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy
3/11/24 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
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Covalent Adaptable Networks with Associative Siloxane Exchange Enabled by Amide-Based Internal Catalysis: Designing for Reprocessability and Extrudability by Increasing the Cross-Link Density
Purwanto, N. S., Wang, T., Liu, X., Rekoske, L. B., Debsharma, T. & Torkelson, J. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanistic kinetic Monte Carlo modeling of the synthesis of hyperbranched polyesters
Coile, M. W., Phani Kumar, V. S., Shi, C., Chen, E. Y. X., Broadbelt, L. J. & Shaw, A., Apr 17 2025, In: Chem Catalysis. 5, 4, 101296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling of protodeborylation of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF) under conditions relevant to epoxide ring-opening reactions
Wang, G., Mekonnen, H. T., Shaw, A., Liu, X., Villa, C., Raghuraman, A., Bernales, V., Arora, S., Bhargava, S., Notestein, J. M. & Broadbelt, L. J., Jan 15 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 506, 159851.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2023 in Retrospective: Trends in Chemical Engineering
Baldea, M., Broadbelt, L. J., Ierapetritou, M. G., Li, C., Luo, Z. H., Ma, X., Morbidelli, M., Patwardhan, A. W., Scurto, A. M., Walton, K. S., Wang, H., Xiao, F. S. & Zhao, D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Catalyst metal-ligand design for rapid, selective, and solventless depolymerization of Nylon-6 plastics
Ye, L., Liu, X., Beckett, K. B., Rothbaum, J. O., Lincoln, C., Broadbelt, L. J., Kratish, Y. & Marks, T. J., Jan 11 2024, In: Chem. 10, 1, p. 172-189 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Probing Heterodimer and Multi-adsorbate Hydrocarbon Adsorption Trends in the MFI Framework
Koninckx, E. (Creator), Kostetskyy, P. (Creator) & Broadbelt, L. J. (Creator), ZENODO, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6407225, https://zenodo.org/record/6407225
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Supplementary Information for Probing Monomer and Dimer Adsorption Trends in the MFI Framework
Kostetskyy, P. (Creator), Koninckx, E. (Creator) & Broadbelt, L. J. (Creator), ZENODO, Jun 15 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4891766, https://zenodo.org/record/4891766
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CCDC 2293755: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Shi, C. (Contributor), Rorrer, N. A. (Contributor), Shaw, A. L. (Contributor), Clarke, R. W. (Contributor), Buss, B. L. (Contributor), Beckham, G. T. (Contributor), Broadbelt, L. J. (Contributor) & Chen, E.Y.-X. (Contributor), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2024
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2gzv3f, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2gzv3f&sid=DataCite
Dataset
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Additional file 5: of Dynamic genome-scale cell-specific metabolic models reveal novel inter-cellular and intra-cellular metabolic communications during ovarian follicle development
Peñalver Bernabé, B. (Contributor), Thiele, I. (Creator), Galdones, E. (Creator), Siletz, A. (Contributor), Chandrasekaran, S. (Contributor), Woodruff, T. K. (Creator), Broadbelt, L. J. (Creator) & Shea, L. D. (Creator), figshare, 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8252471, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_5_of_Dynamic_genome-scale_cell-specific_metabolic_models_reveal_novel_inter-cellular_and_intra-cellular_metabolic_communications_during_ovarian_follicle_development/8252471
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Additional file 6: of Dynamic genome-scale cell-specific metabolic models reveal novel inter-cellular and intra-cellular metabolic communications during ovarian follicle development
Peñalver Bernabé, B. (Contributor), Thiele, I. (Creator), Galdones, E. (Creator), Siletz, A. (Contributor), Chandrasekaran, S. (Contributor), Woodruff, T. K. (Creator), Broadbelt, L. J. (Creator) & Shea, L. D. (Creator), figshare, 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8252489, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_6_of_Dynamic_genome-scale_cell-specific_metabolic_models_reveal_novel_inter-cellular_and_intra-cellular_metabolic_communications_during_ovarian_follicle_development/8252489
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