Fig. 1: Solvent-free hydrocracking of PE and PP to methane-free fuels. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Solvent-free hydrocracking of PE and PP to methane-free fuels.

From: Upcycling polyolefins to methane-free liquid fuel by a Ru1-ZrO2 catalyst

Fig. 1

a The yields of liquid and gaseous products in solvent-free hydrocracking 4 g PE or PP over Ru1-ZrO2 at 250 °C under 3 MPa H2 for 8 hours. b–f Hydrocarbon distribution (b), Photo (c), UV- Vis absorption spectra (d), 13C−1H HSQC NMR (e) and relative amount of aromatics (f) calculated based on 1H NMR (Supplementary Fig. 8) of the liquid product of hydrocracking PP on Ru1-ZrO2 at 300 °C under 1.5 MPa H2 (e) and 1-4 MPa H2 (f) for 8 hours.

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