Research
Plastic Waste, Plastics Waste
Heterogeneous Catalysis
In Situ Spectroscopy
Process Development
Reaction Engineering
Reactor Design
Sustainability
Advanced Characterization
Catalyst Design
Different Types
Mild Conditions
Metal Support Interactions
Solid Acid
Mechanistic Studies, Mechanistic Study
Functional Groups
Life Cycle Analyses
Plastics Recycling
Polymer Recycling
Product Distribution
Structure Property Relationships
Low Temperature, Low Temperatures
Metal Organic Frameworks, Metal Organic Framework
Transition Metals
Zinc Oxide
Magic Angle
NMR Spectroscopy
List of Publications (56)
In 2024
56
Size and Structure Effects of Carbon-Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles on Waste Polypropylene Hydrogenolysis Activity, Selectivity, and Product Microstructure. JA Sun, PA Kots, ZR Hinton, NS Marinkovic, L Ma, SN Ehrlich, W Zheng, ... ACS Catalysis 14 (5), 3228-3240, 2024.
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55
Effect of reaction media on hydrogenolysis of polyethylene plastic waste: Polymer-surface interactions in small alkane/polymer blends. M Zare, PA Kots, ZR Hinton, TH Epps, LSTJ Korley, S Caratzoulas, ... Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 351, 123969, 2024.
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54
Catalyst Design, Synthesis, and Characterization II: Advanced Characterization. N Eagan, P Kots 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2024.
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53
Catalytic Deconstruction of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer and Polyethylene Mixtures via Hydroconversion: Challenges and Solutions. P Moura, PA Kots, BC Vance, ZOG Schyns, S Najmi, ZR Hinton, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024.
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52
Catalytic hydroconversion of polypropylene-based plastic waste to lubricant base-oils. DG Vlachos, S Liu, B Vance, C Wang, P Kots US Patent App. 18/281,349, 2024.
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In 2023
51
Ni/SiO2 catalysts for polyolefin deconstruction via the divergent hydrogenolysis mechanism. BC Vance, PA Kots, C Wang, JE Granite, DG Vlachos Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 322, 122138, 2023.
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50
Tuning the reactivity of carbon surfaces with oxygen-containing functional groups. J Zhou, P Yang, PA Kots, M Cohen, Y Chen, CM Quinn, MD de Mello, ... Nature Communications 14 (1), 2293, 2023.
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49
Techno-economic and life cycle analyses of thermochemical upcycling technologies of low-density polyethylene waste. B Herna ndez, P Kots, E Selvam, DG Vlachos, MG Ierapetritou ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11 (18), 7170-7181, 2023.
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48
Plastic waste upgrade to olefins via mild slurry microwave pyrolysis over solid acids. E Selvam, PA Kots, B Hernandez, A Malhotra, W Chen, JM Catala-Civera, ... Chemical Engineering Journal 454, 140332, 2023.
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47
A two-stage strategy for upcycling chlorine-contaminated plastic waste. PA Kots, BC Vance, CM Quinn, C Wang, DG Vlachos Nature Sustainability 6 (10), 1258-1267, 2023.
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46
Conformations of polyolefins on platinum catalysts control product distribution in plastics recycling. M Zare, PA Kots, S Caratzoulas, DG Vlachos Chemical Science 14 (8), 1966-1977, 2023.
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45
Structure-Property Relationships for Nickel Aluminate Catalysts in Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis with Low Methane Selectivity. BC Vance, S Najmi, PA Kots, C Wang, S Jeon, EA Stach, DN Zakharov, ... JACS Au 3 (8), 2156-2165, 2023.
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44
Tuning high-density polyethylene hydrocracking through mordenite zeolite crystal engineering. PA Kots, PA Doika, BC Vance, S Najmi, DG Vlachos ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11 (24), 9000-9009, 2023.
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43
Computational Solvent-Based Extraction of Additives for Polymer Recycling and Upcycling. P Bhalode, S Najmi, P Kots, M Baker-Fales, D Vlachos 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
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42
Process Systems Engineering Tools for Assessing Upcycling Technologies of Plastic Waste. BH Bla zquez, O Badejo, E Selvam, P Kots, D Vlachos, M Ierapetritou 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
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41
Nickel-Based Catalysts for Low Methane Selectivity in Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis. B Vance, S Najmi, P Kots, D Vlachos 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
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40
Ru/C Property Insights for Polypropylene Waste Hydrogenolysis. J Sun, P Kots, W Zheng, D Vlachos 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
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39
Plastic Waste Upgrade to Olefins Via Microwave Pyrolysis over Mesoporous Solid Acids. E Selvam, P Kots, S Najmi, D Vlachos 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
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38
Active Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts with Reduced Methane in Polyolefin Hydrogenolysis. B Vance, S Najmi, P Kots, C Wang, D Vlachos The 28th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, 2023.
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In 2022
37
Polyolefin plastic waste hydroconversion to fuels, lubricants, and waxes: a comparative study. PA Kots, BC Vance, DG Vlachos Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 7 (1), 41-54, 2022.
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36
A general strategy and a consolidated mechanism for low-methane hydrogenolysis of polyethylene over ruthenium. C Wang, K Yu, B Sheludko, T Xie, PA Kots, BC Vance, P Kumar, EA Stach, ... Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 319, 121899, 2022.
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35
Electronic modulation of metal-support interactions improves polypropylene hydrogenolysis over ruthenium catalysts. PA Kots, T Xie, BC Vance, CM Quinn, MD de Mello, JA Boscoboinik, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 5186, 2022.
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34
Antioxidant-induced transformations of a metal-acid hydrocracking catalyst in the deconstruction of polyethylene waste. ZR Hinton, PA Kots, M Soukaseum, BC Vance, DG Vlachos, TH Epps, ... Green Chemistry 24 (19), 7332-7339, 2022.
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33
Innovations toward the valorization of plastics waste. ZR Hinton, MR Talley, PA Kots, AV Le, T Zhang, ME Mackay, ... Annual Review of Materials Research 52 (1), 249-280, 2022.
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32
Additive-Induced Catalyst Poisoning in Polyolefin Hydrocracking. Z Hinton, P Kots, D Vlachos, TH Epps, LS Korley 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2022.
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31
Role of Solid Acid in Low-Temperature Hydrocracking of Polyolefins to Fuels. P Kots, B Vance, S Liu, D Vlachos 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2022.
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30
Catalyst Design Strategy for Polypropylene Upcycling to Lubricants Via Hydrogenolysis. P Kots, B Vance, D Vlachos 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2022.
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29
Polyolefin Upcycling over Earth-Abundant Catalysts. B Vance, P Kots, C Wang, D Vlachos 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2022.
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28
New Catalytic Pathways Towards Waste to Chemicals Conversion and Sustainable Manufacturing. P Kots 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2022.
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In 2021
27
Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions. S Liu, PA Kots, BC Vance, A Danielson, DG Vlachos Science Advances 7 (17), eabf8283, 2021.
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26
Polypropylene Plastic Waste Conversion to Lubricants over Ru/TiO2 Catalysts. PA Kots, S Liu, BC Vance, C Wang, JD Sheehan, DG Vlachos Acs Catalysis 11 (13), 8104-8115, 2021.
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25
Polyethylene hydrogenolysis at mild conditions over ruthenium on tungstated zirconia. C Wang, T Xie, PA Kots, BC Vance, K Yu, P Kumar, J Fu, S Liu, ... JACS Au 1 (9), 1422-1434, 2021.
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24
Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia. BC Vance, PA Kots, C Wang, ZR Hinton, CM Quinn, TH Epps III, ... Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 299, 120483, 2021.
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23
Mechanistic Study of Selective Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene at Mild Conditions over Ruthenium Catalysts. C Wang, T Xie, P Kots, B Vance, K Yu, P Kumar, J Fu, S Liu, EA Stach, ... 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2021.
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22
Low-Temperature, Energy-Efficient Hydrocracking of Polyolefins to Fuels. P Kots, S Liu, B Vance, D Vlachos 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2021.
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In 2020
21
One-step butadiene synthesis via gas-phase prins condensation of propylene with formaldehyde over heteropolyacid catalysts. PA Kots, MA Artsiusheuski, YV Grigoriev, II Ivanova ACS Catalysis 10 (24), 15149-15161, 2020.
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20
Selective Self Condensation of Butanal over Zr BEA Zeolites. PA Kots, AV Zabilska, II Ivanova ChemCatChem 12 (1), 248-258, 2020.
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19
Complex pore structure of mesoporous zeolites: unambiguous TEM imaging using platinum tracking. RL Volkov, VN Kukin, PA Kots, II Ivanova, NI Borgardt ChemPhysChem 21 (4), 275-279, 2020.
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In 2019
18
Origin of water-induced Br nsted acid sites in Sn-BEA zeolites. VL Sushkevich, PA Kots, YG Kolyagin, AV Yakimov, AV Marikutsa, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (9), 5540-5548, 2019.
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17
Enhancement of Lewis Acidity of Cr Doped Nanocrystalline SnO2: Effect on Surface NH3 Oxidation and Sensory Detection Pattern. AV Garshev, VK Ivanov, AA Krotova, DG Filatova, EA Konstantinova, ... ChemPhysChem 20 (15), 1985-1996, 2019.
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16
Ethanol to butanol conversion over bifunctional zeotype catalysts containing palladium and zirconium. PA Kots, AV Zabilska, YV Grigor'ev, II Ivanova Petroleum Chemistry 59, 925-934, 2019.
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15
Modification of acidic properties of the support for Pt-Sn/BEA propane dehydrogenation catalysts. GG Ivanushkin, AV Smirnov, PA Kots, II Ivanova Petroleum Chemistry 59, 733-738, 2019.
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14
Isoprene synthesis from formaldehyde and isobutylene over zeolite catalysts. OA Ponomareva, DL Chistov, PA Kots, II Ivanova Petroleum Chemistry 59, 711-718, 2019.
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13
Deactivation of Silicoaluminophosphate SAPO-34 in Methanol Conversion to Lower Olefins in Different Types of Reactors. VS Pavlov, SV Konnov, PA Kots, II Ivanova Petroleum Chemistry 59, 739-744, 2019.
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In 2018
12
Mechanism of SAPO-34 catalyst deactivation in the course of MTO conversion in a slurry reactor. SV Konnov, VS Pavlov, PA Kots, VB Zaytsev, II Ivanova Catalysis Science & Technology 8 (6), 1564-1577, 2018.
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11
Mechanism of Zr incorporation in the course of hydrothermal synthesis of zeolite BEA. PA Kots, AV Zabilska, EV Khramov, YV Grigoriev, YV Zubavichus, ... Inorganic chemistry 57 (19), 11978-11985, 2018.
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10
Decomposition of supported Pd hydride nanoparticles for the synthesis of highly dispersed metallic catalyst. Y Zhou, W Baaziz, O Ersen, PA Kots, EI Vovk, X Zhou, Y Yang, ... Chemistry of Materials 30 (22), 8116-8120, 2018.
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9
Olefin epoxidation over metal-organic frameworks modified with transition metals. DE Kravchenko, IA Tyablikov, PA Kots, BA Kolozhvari, DA Fedosov, ... Petroleum Chemistry 58, 1255-1262, 2018.
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8
Mechanistic study of 1, 1-dimethylhydrazine transformation over Pt/SiO 2 catalyst. AV Smirnov, PA Kots, MA Panteleyev, II Ivanova RSC advances 8 (64), 36970-36979, 2018.
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Synthesis of Isobutylene from Ethanol in the Presence of Catalysts Containing Zinc Oxide and Zirconia. OA Ponomareva, PA Shaposhnik, PA Kots, SV Konnov, BA Kolozhvari, ... Petroleum Chemistry 58, 1023-1031, 2018.
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In 2017
6
Synthesis of Zr-containing BEC-type germanosilicate with high Lewis acidity. PA Kots, VL Sushkevich, OA Tyablikov, II Ivanova Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 243, 186-192, 2017.
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Self-Encapsulation of heteropolyacids in a 3D-ordered coke framework for heterogeneous catalysis in homogeneous way. VL Sushkevich, PA Kots, II Ivanova, M Marinova, S Moldovan, O Ersen, ... Chemistry of Materials 29 (7), 2676-2680, 2017.
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4
Synchrotron XRD and NMR evidence of germanium redistribution during silylation of BEC-type germanosilicate. PA Kots, AV Kurkin, VL Sushkevich, AN Fitch, VV Chernyshev, II Ivanova CrystEngComm 19 (40), 5982-5988, 2017.
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The effect of dehydration on the position of cesium cations in the structure of CsNaFAU (Y) studied by powder X-ray diffraction and magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. OA Ponomareva, PA Kots, YG Kolyagin, VV Chernyshev, II Ivanova Russian Chemical Bulletin 66, 2021-2027, 2017.
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In 2013
2
Selective hydrogenation of acetone in the presence of benzene. OV Shutkina, OA Ponomareva, PA Kots, II Ivanova Catalysis today 218, 30-34, 2013.
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Unspecified
1
LIGHT OLEFIN PRODUCTION VIA CATALYTIC, MELT, ELECTRIFIED PYROLYSIS OF POLYETHYLENE. J Ngu, E Selvam, A Sundaramoorthy, P Kots, DG Vlachos .
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