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424 circular economy experts on the Halo network

Updated Nov 2, 2026

Halo lists 424 circular economy experts with a page on the network. They include Barak Dror and Thomas Müller. Open the circular economy solutions hub to see all of them.

Barak Dror
Barak Dror
Founder and CEOSolid Fermentation Innovation · Company

Scales solid-state fermentation processes, including side-stream valorization, from bench to 500 kg pilot.

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Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller
Professor and Chair, Carbon Sources and ConversionRuhr-Universität Bochum · University

Converts pectin production side streams into polyols for rigid polyurethane foams.

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Francesco D'Acierno
Francesco D'Acierno
Principal InvestigatorCatholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)

Converts pectin side streams into renewable energy pellets by hydrothermal carbonization.

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John Sittmann
John Sittmann
CEODeep Root Biolabs, INC · Company

Engineers plant-microbe technology to valorize waste streams and protect crops.

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Katrina Knauer
Principal InvestigatorNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) · University

Develops DyeOut, bio-based solvent extraction for mechanical textile recycling and dye recovery.

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Andrew Terentjev
CEOCambridge Smart Plastics Limited · Company

Upcycles mixed recycled polyolefins with bond-exchange vitrimer crosslinking.

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Alec Brewer
CEOOurobio · Company

Engineers microorganisms that turn food and agricultural processing byproducts into biodegradable plastic resins and additives.

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Priya Samudrala
Priya Samudrala
Principal InvestigatorMonash University, Melbourne

Converts hydrothermal side-streams into bio-based furfural and cellulose-rich fiber.

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Fei Long
Principal InvestigatorMichigan Technological University

Recovers virgin-like polymers from mixed and multilayer plastic packaging with the STRAP solvent process.

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Nikolai Valencia
Nikolai Valencia
COOSymbio Bioculinary · Company

Builds on-site engineered-fungi bioprocess systems that turn food processing sidestreams into ingredients.

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About circular economy experts

Every innovator on this page has a claimed Halo profile and work in circular economy solutions. Anyone with circular economy solutions listed on Halo comes first, and every name links through to its page on the platform. Partnering runs through co-development, sponsored research, pilot engagements, and licensing. The full solution set, with the counts and the research areas behind it, sits on the circular economy solutions hub.

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Who are the leading circular economy solutions experts on Halo?

Halo lists 424 circular economy experts, including Barak Dror, Thomas Müller, and Francesco D'Acierno. Anyone with circular economy solutions listed on Halo comes first, and the page was last updated on Nov 2, 2026.

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