Laurens Delva

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Laurens Delva is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurens Delva has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 14 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 13 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Laurens Delva's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (23 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (14 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). Laurens Delva is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (23 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (14 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). Laurens Delva collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal. Laurens Delva's co-authors include Kim Ragaert, Kevin M. Van Geem, Ludwig Cardon, Maja Kuzmanović, Steven De Meester, Sara Hubo, Joris Degrieck, Irdanto Saputra Lase, Dashan Mi and Georgios D. Stefanidis and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Polymer and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

Laurens Delva

36 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste

2017 2.2k citations Kim Ragaert, Laurens Delva et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers

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Martijn Roosen Belgium

Edward Kosior Australia

Jun Hee Jang United States

P.J. de Wild Netherlands

Stéphane Bruzaud France

Emilia Di Pace Italy

AliReza Rahimi United States

Achyut Kumar Panda India

Guido Grause Japan

R. Miandad Saudi Arabia

Martijn Roosen Belgium

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laurens Delva

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laurens Delva

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laurens Delva. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laurens Delva based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Laurens Delva. Laurens Delva is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ureel, Yannick, et al.. (2024). Accurate determination of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) content in polyolefin blends using machine learning-assisted differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. Polymer Testing. 131. 108353–108353. 30 indexed citations

Delva, Laurens, et al.. (2023). The interplay between macromolecular structure, rheology, processing condition, and morphology for (linear) low density polyethylenes in film blowing. Polymer. 290. 126566–126566. 11 indexed citations

Lase, Irdanto Saputra, Jo Dewulf, Kim Ragaert, et al.. (2022). Material flow analysis and recycling performance of an improved mechanical recycling process for post-consumer flexible plastics. Waste Management. 153. 249–263. 51 indexed citations

Lase, Irdanto Saputra, et al.. (2022). Quality evaluation and economic assessment of an improved mechanical recycling process for post-consumer flexible plastics. Waste Management. 153. 41–51. 37 indexed citations

Kuzmanović, Maja, Laurens Delva, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2021). The Feasibility of Using the MFC Concept to Upcycle Mixed Recycled Plastics. Sustainability. 13(2). 689–689. 8 indexed citations

Ragaert, Kim, et al.. (2020). Materialen : basis materiaalkunde voor ingenieurs. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

Mys, Nicolas, Laurens Delva, An Vermeulen, et al.. (2020). A recycler’s perspective on the implications of REACH and food contact material (FCM) regulations for the mechanical recycling of FCM plastics. Waste Management. 119. 315–329. 63 indexed citations

Delva, Laurens, et al.. (2019). Structural stabilizing effect of SEBSgMAH on a PP-PET blend for multiple mechanical recycling. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 166. 60–72. 32 indexed citations

Mi, Dashan, Yingxiong Wang, Maja Kuzmanović, et al.. (2019). Effects of Phase Morphology on Mechanical Properties: Oriented/Unoriented PP Crystal Combination with Spherical/Microfibrillar PET Phase. Polymers. 11(2). 248–248. 24 indexed citations

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Delva, Laurens, et al.. (2019). Compatibilization of PET-PE blends for the recycling of multilayer packaging foils. AIP conference proceedings. 2055. 30005–30005. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Yingxiong, Dashan Mi, Laurens Delva, et al.. (2018). New Approach to Optimize Mechanical Properties of the Immiscible Polypropylene/Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) Blend: Effect of Shish-Kebab and Core-Shell Structure. Polymers. 10(10). 1094–1094. 12 indexed citations

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Kuzmanović, Maja, Laurens Delva, Dashan Mi, et al.. (2018). Development of Crystalline Morphology and Its Relationship with Mechanical Properties of PP/PET Microfibrillar Composites Containing POE and POE-g-MA. Polymers. 10(3). 291–291. 37 indexed citations

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Ragaert, Kim, Laurens Delva, & Kevin M. Van Geem. (2017). Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste. Waste Management. 69. 24–58. 2155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Dahang, et al.. (2017). The relevance of material and processing parameters on the thermal conductivity of thermoplastic composites. Polymer Engineering and Science. 58(4). 466–474. 38 indexed citations

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Ragaert, Kim, et al.. (2017). Upcycling of contaminated post‐industrial polypropylene waste: A design from recycling case study. Polymer Engineering and Science. 58(4). 528–534. 43 indexed citations

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Kuzmanović, Maja, Laurens Delva, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2016). The Effect of Injection Molding Temperature on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PP/PET Blends and Microfibrillar Composites. Polymers. 8(10). 355–355. 52 indexed citations

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Delva, Laurens, et al.. (2016). Long-term stability of cellulose acetate butyrate thin films for nuclear certified reference materials. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 311(1). 877–886. 8 indexed citations

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Delva, Laurens, Kim Ragaert, Joris Degrieck, & Ludwig Cardon. (2014). The Effect of Multiple Extrusions on the Properties of Montmorillonite Filled Polypropylene. Polymers. 6(12). 2912–2927. 48 indexed citations

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Delva, Laurens, An Verberckmoes, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2013). The use of rubber as a compatibilizer for injection moulding of recycled post-consumer mixed polyolefines. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 4 indexed citations

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Delva, Laurens, R. Alves, Kim Ragaert, et al.. (2013). Extrusion and characterization of nanoclay filled polypropylene. Advances in Production Engineering & Management. 8(2). 88–95. 5 indexed citations

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