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The Scott Group publishes a comprehensive Chemical Review on the Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins
Members of our group (Jiakai, Jinhu, Lijun, Yu-Quan, Hyunjin) and Susannah have written a review that summarizes recent progress for four major catalytic upcycling strategies: hydrogenolysis, (hydro)cracking, tandem processes involving metathesis, and selective oxidation. Key considerations include macromolecular reaction mechanisms relative to small molecule mechanisms, catalyst design for macromolecular transformations, and the effect of process conditions on product selectivity. Metrics for describing polyolefin upcycling are critically evaluated, and an outlook for future advances is described.
Citation
Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins
Sun, J.; Dong, J.; Gao, L.; Zhao, Y.; Moon, H.; Chem. Rev. 2024, 124, 16, 9457–9579 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00943 ).
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Identifying Kinetic Models from Reactor Measurements
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Alumina–Titania Nanolaminate Condensers for Hot Programmable Catalysis
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Zhicheng Luo, Li Li, Vy T. Nguyen, Uddhav Kanbur, Yuting Li, Jie Zhang, Renfeng Nie, Abhranil Biswas, Sergey L. Bud’ko, Jinsu Oh, Lin Zhou, Wenyu Huang, Aaron D. Sadow, Bin Wang, Susannah L. Scott*, and Long Qi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 12, 8618–8629
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STAR Protocols 2023, 4 (4), 102575
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Bifunctional tandem catalytic upcycling of polyethylene to surfactant-range alkylaromatics
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Enhancing Phenol Adsorption on Hydrophobic Pd/SiO2 to Achieve Faster and More Selective Hydrogenation
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Rigorous Oxidation State Assignments for Supported Ga-Containing Catalysts Using Theory-Informed X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Signatures from Well-Defined Ga(I) and Ga(III) Compounds
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ACS Catalysis. 2023, 13, 6549-6561
Solvent effects on catalytic activity and selectivity in amine-catalyzed D-fructose isomerization
Peter Drabo, Matthias Fischer, Meike Emondts, Jegor Hamm, Mats Engelke, Marc Simonis, Long Qi, Susannah L. Scott, Regina Palkovits*, Irina Delidovich*
Journal of Catalysis. 2023, 418, 13-21
Chemical Recycling of Polyethylene by Tandem Catalytic Conversion to Propylene
Nicholas Wang, Garrett Strong, Vanessa DaSilva, Lijun Gao, Rafael Huacuja, Ivan Konstantinov, Mari Rosen, Alex Nett, Sean Ewart, Roland Geyer, Susannah Scott*, Damien Guironnet*
Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07781).