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Chris DeArmitt

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Chris DeArmitt
Born
🎓 Alma materUniversity of Sussex (BSc, MPhil, PhD)
💼 Occupation
Known forPolymer additives, Microplastics and environmental impacts, Materials performance
🌐 Websitewww.chrisdearmitt.com

Christopher DeArmitt is a polymer chemist and materials scientist. He is the founder of Phantom Plastics and the Plastics Research Council. His research includes polymer additives, nano-fillers, and studies on the environmental impact of plastics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM),[citation needed] and a Chartered Chemist (CChem).

Early life and education

DeArmitt completed a Bachelor of Science with honours in chemistry and polymer science, followed by an MPhil and PhD in polymer and surface science at the University of Sussex.[1][2] His doctoral research examined colloidal and soluble conducting polymers, including polyaniline and polypyrrole, investigating polymerisation kinetics, colloids, and surface composition.[1]

Career

DeArmitt has held senior positions at international companies including BASF, Electrolux, Hybrid Plastics, Applied Minerals, and LKAB Minerals.[3][4][5] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2005 and later became a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM)[citation needed] and a Chartered Chemist (CChem).[6]

In 2009, DeArmitt founded Phantom Plastics, a materials science consultancy.[7] In 2024, he established the Plastics Research Council, a nonprofit reviewing research on plastics, microplastics, and environmental impacts.[8][9][10][11] He has provided evidence in reviews related to decabromodiphenyl ethane and microplastics.[12][13]

Research

DeArmitt’s research includes polymer additives, fillers, dispersants, coupling agents, surface modifiers, POSS molecules, hyperbranched antioxidants, polymer composites, conducting polymer colloids, and polymerisation kinetics.[14][3] His publications examine thermomechanical performance, comparative evaluations of fillers, surface modification techniques, and polymer material performance.[15][16]

He has contributed chapters to reference works including Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook and Brydson’s Plastics Materials, covering particulate fillers, fibre reinforcements, POSS molecules, and functional additives.[17][18][19][20] Other chapters include Magnetite (Encyclopedia of Polymers and Composites, Springer, 2014),[21] Particulate Fillers, Selection, and Use in Polymer Composites (Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series, Springer, 2017),[22] and Fillers and Filled Plastics (Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Wiley-VCH, 2019).[23]

He has also conducted comparative evaluations of polypropylene fillers.[24] His work includes evaluations of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) packaging, focusing on durability, recyclability, and life-cycle analysis.[25]

Public engagement

DeArmitt has contributed to plastics and environmental science and provided commentary on life-cycle assessments of plastics.[26] His work on environmental issues has been quoted in the Canadian Parliament by Minister Lianne Rood.[27][28]

He has reviewed peer-reviewed studies on microplastics in human fluids and environmental exposure and evaluated methodological aspects of related research.[29][30][31][32][33][34] Selected articles include the op-ed “Plastics persecution: It may be fun, but is it fair?” (2022)[35] and “Debunking the Debunker: Lifting the Lid on Plastics Science” (2025),[36][37] which discuss research methodologies in plastics studies. He has also addressed methodological questions in studies investigating whether microplastics cross the blood–brain barrier.[38][39]

DeArmitt has appeared in CBS 60 Minutes, Sky News, and the BBC.[40][41][42][43] In 2021, he participated in a panel hosted by the Competitive Enterprise Institute on the environmental and health impacts of plastics.[44] Some of his analyses have been subject to criticism by environmental groups.[45][46][47]

Books

Patents

  • Multimodal polyalkylene terephthalate system,[60] Patent number: 12359022, (July 15, 2025), Chris DeArmitt, Mohammed Razeem.
  • Polyethylene terephthalate alloy having talc,[61] Publication number: 20230227617, (July 20, 2023), Chris DeArmitt, Mohammed Razeem.
  • Multimodal polyalkylene terephthalate,[62] Patent number: 11667753, (June 6, 2023), Chris DeArmitt, Mohammed Razeem.
  • Process for coagulation of aqueous polymer dispersions,[63] Patent number: 8470911, (June 25, 2013), Chris DeArmitt, Graham Edmund McKee, Konrad Mitulla.
  • Continuous process for performing a reaction,[64] Publication number: 20110006259, (January 13, 2011), Chris DeArmitt.
  • Continuous process for performing a chemical reaction in which a gaseous phase is added to a charge system,[65] Publication number: 20090323458, (December 31, 2009), Chris DeArmitt, Wolfgang Fischer, Rainer Bardon.

Selected publications

  • DeArmitt, C. & Rothon, R. “Dispersants and Coupling Agents”, in Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook, Elsevier, 2011, pp. 441–454. doi:10.1016/b978-1-4377-3514-7.10025-x.[66][67]
  • DeArmitt, C. & Rothon, R. “Dispersants and Coupling Agents”, in Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 501–516. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-39040-8.00022-5.[68]
  • Rothon, R. & DeArmitt, C. “Fillers (Including Fiber Reinforcements)”, in Brydson’s Plastics Materials, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 169–204. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-35824-8.00008-6.[18]
  • DeArmitt, C. (2011). “Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes in Plastics.” In: Hartmann-Thompson, C. (ed.) Applications of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes. Advances in Silicon Science, vol. 3, pp. 209–228. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3787-9_5.[69]
  • DeArmitt, C.; Rothon, R. (2007). “Tailor-made Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Molecules for Thermosets.” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 38(6), 1275–1285. doi:10.1016/S1464-391X(06)70607-9.[70]
  • Bergenudd, H.; Eriksson, P.; DeArmitt, C.; Stenberg, B.; Malmström Jonsson, E. (2002). “Synthesis and evaluation of hyperbranched phenolic antioxidants of three different generations.” Polymer Degradation and Stability, 76(3), 503–509. doi:10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00071-X.[71]
  • DeArmitt, C. & Breese, K. (2001). “Filled Polypropylene: A Cost-Performance Comparison of Common Fillers.” Plastics, Additives and Compounding, 3(9), 28–33. doi:10.1016/S1464-391X(01)80252-X.[72]

References

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