Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins

J Sun, J Dong, L Gao, YQ Zhao, H Moon… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The large production volumes of commodity polyolefins (specifically, polyethylene,
polypropylene, polystyrene, and poly (vinyl chloride)), in conjunction with their low unit …

Chemical upcycling of polyolefin plastics using structurally well-defined catalysts

S Sun, W Huang - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single-use polyolefins are widely used in our daily life and industrial production due to their
light weight, low cost, superior stability, and durability. However, the rapid accumulation of …

Mechanochemical Encapsulation of Enzymes into MOFs for Photoenzymatic Enantioselective Catalysis

S Wang, W Liu, J Wang, J Yu, F Wang, C Jin… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The combination of photocatalysis and biocatalysis in a heterogeneous fashion for
enantioselective catalysis is of great importance but is still underexplored. Herein, we …

Metal–Organic Framework-Supported Mono Bipyridyl–Iron Hydroxyl Catalyst for Selective Benzene Hydroxylation into Phenol

P Gupta, N Akhtar, W Begum, B Rana, R Kalita… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol is more appealing in the industry for the economic
and environmentally friendly phenol synthesis than the conventional cumene process. We …

Variation in Catalytic Efficacies of a 2D pH‐Stable MOF by Altering Activation Methods

J Behera, A Pal, R Sahoo… - Chemistry–A European …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although it is well‐known that the Lewis acidity of Metal‐Organic Frameworks (MOFs) can
effectively enhance their catalytic activity in organic transformations, access to these Lewis …

The role of size and structure of catalytic active sites in polyolefin hydrogenolysis

J Kim, S Sun, D Kim, BG Park, H Lee, W Huang, K An - Chem Catalysis, 2024 - cell.com
The increasing amount of plastic waste poses serious environmental problems that threaten
both ecosystems and human well-being. Hydrogenolysis has been widely studied as an …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Polyolefin Plastics

Y Tan, Y Cheng, J Xu, H Wang - Giant, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyolefins are the most produced and widely used polymeric materials. However, the
chemically inert nature of polyolefins has led to severe environmental pollution, posing a …

Pyrolytic Depolymerization of Polyolefins Catalyzed by Zirconium‐based UiO‐66 Metal‐Organic Frameworks

JZX Heng, TTY Tan, X Li, WW Loh, Y Chen… - Angewandte … - Wiley Online Library
Polyolefins such as polyethylenes and polypropylenes are the most‐produced plastic waste
globally, yet are difficult to convert into useful products due to their unreactivity. Pyrolysis is a …