Controlling Product Distribution of Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis Using Bimetallic RuM₃ (M = Fe, Co, Ni) Catalysts.

ABSTRACT: Plastic hydrogenolysis is an attractive approach for producing value-added chemicals due to its mild reaction conditions, but controlling product distribution is challenging due to the formation of undesired CH_4. This work reports several bimetallic RuM₃/CeO₂ (M = Fe, Co, Ni) catalysts that shift the product of low-density polyethylene hydrogenolysis toward longer-chain hydrocarbons. These catalysts were characterized by using X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, electron microscopy imaging, and H₂ temperature-programmed reduction. The combined catalytic evaluation and characterization results revealed that the product distribution was regulated by the formation of bimetallic alloys. A model compound, n-hexadecane, was selected to

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906090 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature