Rücktitelbild: Consumer Grade Polyethylene Recycling via Hydrogenolysis on Ultrafine Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles (Angew. Chem. 11/2024).

The article titled "Consumer Grade Polyethylene Recycling via Hydrogenolysis on Ultrafine Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles" published in Angewandte Chemie discusses the development of catalysts for the chemical recycling of high-density polyethylene. The researchers, led by Javier Pérez-Ramírez, found that 1-nm ruthenium particles supported on titania can effectively catalyze the hydrogenolysis of plastic caps used in soft drinks, converting them into C1-C45 alkanes. The study also examines the impact of common additives on the catalytic process. The authors of the article are Shibashish D. Jaydev, Antonio J. Martín, Marc-Eduard Usteri, Katia Chikri, Henrik Eliasson, Rolf Erni, and Javier Pérez-Ramírez. [Extracted from the article]