Fig. 3: Catalytic performance of RuPt alloy for PE hydrogenolysis using hydrogen carriers.
From: CO-promoted polyethylene hydrogenolysis with renewable formic acid as hydrogen donor
a PE hydrogenolysis with different hydrogen donors. Reaction conditions: 100 μL MeOH or 300 μL EtOH or 900 μL IPA or 150 μL FA, 300 °C, 340 mg PE, 20 mg catalyst, 12 h. b–d Time courses of PE hydrogenolysis on Ru/C (b), Pt/C (c), and RuPt/C (d). Reaction conditions: 150 μL FA, 300 °C, 340 mg PE, 20 mg catalyst. e Comparison of PE conversion and C–C bond cleavage on Pt/C, Ru/C, and RuPt/C. Reaction conditions: 0.5 bar H2, 300 °C, 340 mg PE, 20 mg catalyst, 8 h. f Comparison of the products generated from FA decomposition over blank, Pt/C, Ru/C, and RuPt/C. Reaction conditions: 150 μL FA, 300 °C, 20 mg catalyst, 1.5 h. g Proposed decomposition pathway of FA on RuPt/C catalyst.
