Catalyzing the Transformation of Waste Plastics into Value-Added Products Selective catalytic hydrogenolysis provides high-quality, value-added liquid products from polyethylene
Modeling Polyethylene + Ethylene → Propylene with Tandem Metathesis + Double Bond Isomerization Catalysts New tools reduce massive ensemble of rate equations involving multiple catalysts into an easily solved Fokker-Planck equation and closed form rate expressions.
A Second Life for Polyolefins as Biodegradable Surfactants This catalytic deconstruction of polyolefins, using Earth-abundant Zr catalyst and Al reactants, into valuable, biodegradable surfactant and detergent precursors, provides an economically and environmentally sustainable end-of-life for single-use plastics.