One-Pot Catalytic Conversion of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)to Propylene at 240°C

摘要

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.