Electronic modulation of metal-support interactions improves polypropylene hydrogenolysis over ruthenium catalysts

Pavel A. Kots; Tianjun Xie; Brandon C. Vance; Caitlin M. Quinn; Matheus Dorneles de Mello; J. Anibal Boscoboinik; Cong Wang; Pawan Kumar; Eric A. Stach; Nebojsa S. Marinkovic; Lu Ma; Steven N. Ehrlich; Dionisios G. Vlachos

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32934-5

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Electronic modulation of metal-support interactions improves polypropylene hydrogenolysis over ruthenium catalysts

Pavel A. Kots,
Tianjun Xie,
Brandon C. Vance,
Caitlin M. Quinn,
Matheus Dorneles de Mello,
J. Anibal Boscoboinik,
Cong Wang,
Pawan Kumar,
Eric A. Stach,
Nebojsa S. Marinkovic,
Lu Ma,
Steven N. Ehrlich,
Dionisios G. Vlachos

Affiliations

Pavel A. Kots: Center for Plastics Innovation, University of Delaware
Tianjun Xie: Center for Plastics Innovation, University of Delaware
Brandon C. Vance: Center for Plastics Innovation, University of Delaware
Caitlin M. Quinn: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Matheus Dorneles de Mello: Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
J. Anibal Boscoboinik: Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Cong Wang: Center for Plastics Innovation, University of Delaware
Pawan Kumar: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Eric A. Stach: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Nebojsa S. Marinkovic: Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Lu Ma: National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Steven N. Ehrlich: National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Dionisios G. Vlachos: Center for Plastics Innovation, University of Delaware

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32934-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Catalytic pathways of plastic waste valorization to lubricants are attractive avenues to foster circular economy. Tuning of catalyst electronic properties allows to significantly improve its activity due to boosted hydrogen storage on the surface.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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