Upcycling Single-Use Polyethylene into High-Quality Liquid Products

Catalysis

Apr 24

Written By Jennifer Keenan

Single-use polyethylene is converted via hydrogenolysis into value-added high-quality liquid products by a catalytic upcycling process using platinum nanoparticles

Massimiliano DelferroAmerican Chemical Society

Jennifer Keenan

Supported Platinum Nanoparticles Catalyzed Carbon–Carbon Bond Cleavage of Polyolefins: Role of the Oxide Support Acidity

Characterization of polymer properties and identification of additives in commercially available research plastics