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    A two-stage strategy for upcycling chlorine-contaminated plastic waste

    Chemical upcycling of polyolefin plastic waste to lubricant, wax and fuel-range hydrocarbons over metal-based catalysts is a crucial technological solution to the enormous environmental threat posed by plastic...

    Pavel A. Kots, Brandon C. Vance, Caitlin M. Quinn, Cong Wang in Nature Sustainability (2023)

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

    Ruthenium (Ru) is the one of the most promising catalysts for polyolefin hydrogenolysis. Its performance varies widely with the support, but the reasons remain unknown. Here, we introduce a simple synthetic st...

    Pavel A. Kots, Tianjun **e, Brandon C. Vance, Caitlin M. Quinn in Nature Communications (2022)