Nicholas A. Rorrer - Researcher Profile

Publications

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Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

Brandon C. Knott , Erika Erickson , Mark D. Allen +17 more

Significance Deconstruction of recalcitrant polymers, such as cellulose or chitin, is accomplished in nature by synergistic enzyme cocktails that evolved over millions of years....

2020 Proceedings of the National Academy o... 475 citations

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

Lucas D. Ellis , Nicholas A. Rorrer , Kevin P. Sullivan +5 more

2021 Nature Catalysis 980 citations

Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

Harry P. Austin , Mark D. Allen , Bryon S. Donohoe +18 more

Significance Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous in the modern world but pose a global environmental problem. While plastics such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) are highly ...

2018 Proceedings of the National Academy o... 974 citations

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Researcher Info

h-index: 3
Publications: 3
Citations: 2,429
Institution: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Identifiers

ORCID: 0000-0001-9134-5853

Impact Metrics

h-index 3

h-index: Number of publications with at least h citations each.