Manar Alherech is a postdoctoral researcher in the Polymers and Separations Group at NREL. His interests focus on the application of liquid-liquid chromatographic techniques, specifically centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) and countercurrent chromatography, to the isolation of valuable compounds. Manar’s doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on the recovery of monomers from oxidatively depolymerized poplar lignin using CPC. He also has industrial experience isolating various cannabinoids using CPC through his work at Gilson Inc. as an applications scientist. Additionally, Manar has an interest in nuclear magnetic resonance characterization and programming models for liquid-liquid chromatographic separations.

Research Interests

Liquid-liquid chromatography 
 
Lignin conversion and characterization 
 
Nuclear magnetic resonance

Education

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 
 
B.S., Chemistry, Binghamton University 

Featured Work

From Lignin to Valuable Aromatic Chemicals: Lignin Depolymerization and Monomer Separation via Centrifugal Partition Chromatography, ACS Central Science (2021)