About Me
I am Kim Zijderveld and working on the ReCoVR team as a PhD student. The aim of the ReCoVR team is the development of novel sustainable technologies that can recover valuable resources from residue streams. My focus area is sugar, salt and carboxylic acid. Utilising simultaneous solutes-solvent separation and electrochemical oxidation. The PhD is under supervision of Prof. dr. ir. B. Schuur and Dr. ir. B.T. Mei.
LINK TO RECOVR:
https://ispt.eu/projects/recovr/
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2021- Sep 2021 internship VU Amsterdam
Understanding the competition between SN2 and E2 in cyclic systems. Under Supervision of Dr. Thomas Hansen and Dr. Trevor A. Hamlin.
Jan 2019- Jul 2019 internship Shell
Sep 2017-Jan 2018 Internship at University of Strathclyde
Done research for: 'Project Cell Death' nanostars for cancer therapy measured by Raman spectroscopy.
Organisations
Education
2019-2021
Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
This master consists of a combination of Organic chemistry, Quantum Chemistry and Catalysis.
2015-2019
Hogeschool Utrecht
Bachelor’s degree of applied sciences (chemistry)
Specialized in research and development. This a combination of Organical Chemistry, Inorganical Chemistry and Polymers.
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands