Postdoctoral Researcher – Separations Engineering
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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A Postdoctoral Researcher in Separations Engineering at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) conducts research on recovery of bio-based products via in-situ product recovery (ISPR) to enable cost-effective biomass and waste plastics conversion. The role focuses on adsorption resin-based, electrochemical pH-swing, and other separations methods to recover bio-based carboxylic acids for integrated process development for bio-based polymers. The position is full-time, based in Golden, CO, with an initial one-year appointment and possible renewal up to three years.
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