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One‐Pot Catalytic Conversion of Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) to Propylene at 240 °C
Author(s) -
Kang Shimin,
Chen Huigan,
Zheng Yuying,
Xiao Yukui,
Xu Yongjun,
Wang Zepan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201802362
Subject(s) - raw material , catalysis , yield (engineering) , selectivity , chemistry , hydrocarbon , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , renewable resource , hydrogen , materials science , renewable energy , metallurgy , electrical engineering , engineering
Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), a renewable feedstock from microorganisms, was a good resource for propylene production by a simple one‐pot reaction. The reaction was catalyzed by triruthenium dodecacarbonyl (TD) at relatively mild temperature (240 °C), and the yield and selectivity of propylene reached 22.9 wt% and 46.8%, respectively. A small part of hydrocarbon oils reached 9 wt% was also obtained, which contained 79.1 wt% of carbon and 12.3 wt% of hydrogen, with a theoretical high heating value of 41.2 MJ/kg.