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Researcher

Robert Conka

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Awards & Distinctions

14 Results

2026

Kinetic Monte Carlo modeling of product spectra for Ziegler–Natta polypropylene pyrolysis

Robert ConkaOğuzhan AkinDaniël WithoeckYoshi MarienDagmar D'hoogeKevin Van GeemPaul Van Steenberge

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

2025

Advancing polyethylene pyrolysis kinetics : a tree-based kinetic Monte Carlo approach with Bayesian optimization

Onur DoguRobert ConkaOğuzhan AkinDaniël WithoeckDagmar D'hoogePaul Van SteenbergeKevin Van Geem

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Kinetic modeling of complex, mixed solid plastic waste pyrolysis

Daniël WithoeckOğuzhan AkinRobin John VargheseRobert ConkaMackenzie DentonSteven De MeesterKevin Van GeemPaul Van Steenberge

Pushing forward kinetic modeling tools for polymer circularity design and recycling

Jiang WangTian-Tian WangRobert ConkaDagmar D'hoogeZheng-Hong LuoYin-Ning Zhou

A2 Journal Article in FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

2024

The dynamic interplay of cross-linking and exchange reaction probabilities during vitrimer synthesis : a Monte Carlo approach

Jie LiuJie JinRobert ConkaPaul Van SteenbergeDagmar D'hoogeZheng-Hong LuoYin-Ning Zhou

A1 Journal Article in MACROMOLECULES

The status of kinetic Monte Carlo to track monomer sequences for copolymer design

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

2023

An equation driven quality classification of (a)symmetric gradient, gradient-block, block-gradient-block and block copolymers

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienPaul Van SteenbergeRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Modeling the molecular structure of poly(2-alkyl/aryl-2-oxzaoline) copolymers with matrix-based kinetic monte carlo simulations

Robert ConkaRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

Multi-angle evaluation of kinetic Monte-Carlo simulations as a tool to evaluate the distributed monomer composition in gradient copolymer synthesis

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienPaul Van SteenbergeRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

A1 Journal Article in REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING

2022

A unified kinetic Monte Carlo approach to evaluate (a)symmetric block and gradient copolymers with linear and branched chains illustrated for poly(2-oxazoline)s

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienOndrej SedlacekRichard HoogenboomPaul Van SteenbergeDagmar D'hooge

A1 Journal Article in POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Identifying optimal synthesis protocols via the in silico characterization of (a)symmetric block and gradient copolymers with linear and branched chains

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienOndrej SedlacekPaul Van SteenbergeRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

Structural composition distributions of ideal monodisperse copolymers

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienPaul Van SteenbergeRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge

Why perfectly controlled gradient copolymers don’t exist

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienOndrej SedlacekRichard HoogenboomPaul Van SteenbergeDagmar D'hooge

2021

A unified approach to evaluate (a)symmetric block and gradient (branched) polymer structures

Robert ConkaYoshi MarienPaul Van SteenbergeRichard HoogenboomDagmar D'hooge