Željko Tomović
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Full Professor
Željko Tomović
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Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Group
EIRES Research
RESEARCH PROFILE
Željko Tomović leads the Polymer Performance Materials group that develops new fundamental concepts in macromolecular chemistry and polymer materials. Guided by structure-property relationships, he aims to improve existing polymeric materials and design novel polymers, in both cases focusing on performance with respect to materials properties as well as circularity. This includes the development of novel synthetic methodology that renders existing polymers as well as new polymer structures recyclable. In his research, Tomović combines polymer synthesis with detailed molecular, morphological and property characterization to expand the knowledge base of fundamental polymer science and to advance new technologies. Of particular interest are new polymerization strategies for the creation of novel polymeric materials for industrially relevant high-performance applications.
We need to develop future-ready polymers and materials
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Željko Tomović studied chemistry at the University of Kragujevac, Serbia, where he obtained his master's degree in 2000. He then moved to Germany for his PhD research in the synthetic chemistry lab of Prof. Klaus Müllen at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz. In 2005, he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on new discotic liquid crystals based on large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as materials for molecular electronics. In 2005-2006 he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the group of Prof. Bert Meijer at TU/e, focusing on the synthesis and supramolecular organization of pi-conjugated systems. In 2006 he joined BASF where he worked on a variety of topics in the field of polyurethane and carbon-rich materials research. This resulted in many patents which were successfully translated into new products introduced to markets globally. Tomović was a guest researcher at the TU/e Meijer lab (2006-2008) and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Belgrade, Serbia (2013-2018). In June 2020 he joined TU/e as a full professor to start his group in Polymer Performance Materials.
Key Publications
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[### Closed-Loop Recyclable High-Performance Polyimine Aerogels Derived from Bio-Based Resources
Advanced Materials
(2023)
Chang-lin Wang,Fabian Eisenreich,Željko Tomović](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/8caf7073-91f3-44a8-a192-a7e9527b44c1) - [### Closed-loop Recycling of Poly(Imine-Carbonate) Derived from Plastic Waste and Bio-based Resources
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
(2022)
Keita Saito,Fabian Eisenreich,Tankut Türel,Ž. Tomović](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/6df53b76-63f7-4579-9bff-846e8ec6f51f) - [### One-Step Synthesis of Closed-Loop Recyclable and Thermally Superinsulating Polyhexahydrotriazine Aerogels
Advanced Materials
(2025)
Chang-lin Wang,Yi-Ru Chen,Fabian Eisenreich,Željko Tomović](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/c75e5923-d892-4e48-8946-dd33abc16a26) - [### Sustainable and Scalable Synthesis of Acetal-Containing Polyols as a Platform for Circular Polyurethanes
ChemSusChem
(2025)
Patrick Schara,Anna Cristadoro,Rint P. Sijbesma,Željko Tomović](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/adb87f1e-b2bc-44a3-97e7-e0f10c256765) - [### Chemical and Solvent-Based Recycling of High-Performance Epoxy Thermoset Utilizing Imine-Containing Secondary Amine Hardener
Advanced Functional Materials
(2024)
Özgün Dağlar,Fabian Eisenreich,Željko Tomović](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/c08ad175-7b73-450c-9548-ccdc881272eb)
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