Publications

9) Leo Brody, Julia Hancock, Mahdokht Soltani, Julie Rorrer* "Autonomous closed-loop optimization of n-butane hydrogenolysis: a case study for history-dependent heterogeneous catalytic reactions," Reaction Chemistry and Engineering (2026) In Press. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6re00333h 

8) Julie Rorrer*, "Coming full circle: Biofuels, plastic waste, and the circular economy," Chem (2026) 12:10, 103246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2026.103246 

Invited "Potential Energy" article.

1) Julia N. Hancock, Julie E. Rorrer*, "Hydrogen-free catalytic depolymerization of waste polyolefins at mild temperatures," Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2023) 338: 123071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123071 

10) Julie E. Rorrer, Amani M. Ebrahim, Ydna Questell-Santiago, Jie Zhu, Clara Troyano-Valls, Arun S. Asundi, Anna E. Brenner, Simon R. Bare, Christopher J. Tassone, Gregg T. Beckham, Yuriy Román-Leshkov*, "The Role of Bifunctional Ru/Acid Catalysts in the Selective Hydrocracking of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Waste to Liquid Hydrocarbons, "ACS Catalysis (2022) 12, 22, 13969–13979. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c03596

9) Nicholson SR*, Rorrer JE*, Singh A*, Konev MO, Rorrer NA, Carpenter AC, Jacobsen, AJ, Román-Leshkov, Y, Beckham, GT.  *equal contribution, "The critical role of process analysis in chemical recycling and upcycling of waste plastics. " Annu Rev. Chem. Biomol. Eng. (2022) 13:301-324 . doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-100521-085846

8) JE Rorrer, C Troyano-Valls, GT Beckham, Y Roman-Leshkov, "Hydrogenolysis of Polypropylene and Mixed Polyolefin Plastic Waste over Ru/C to Produce Liquid Alkanes," ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2021) 9, 35, 11616-12016 doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03786 

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7) CN Stachl, DD Brauer, H Mizuno, JM Gleason, JE Rorrer,  MB Francis, AM Baranger, "Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Practical, Community-Driven Initiatives to Improve Academic Climate, "ACS Central Science (2021) 7, 6, 910-916, [doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci/1c00491]. 

6) GT Beckham, R Allen, R Baldwin, M Reed, JE Rorrer, Y Roman-Leshkov, J McGeehan, E Chen, "Transforming the Science and Technology of Plastics Recycling," Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP), July 2021.

5) JE Rorrer,  GT Beckham, Y Roman-Leshkov, "Conversion of Polyolefin Waste to Liquid Alkanes with Ru-Based Catalysts under Mild Conditions," JACS Au (2020) 1, 1, 8-12,  https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.0c00041  [First Reaction] [Press]

4) JE Rorrer, FD Toste, AT Bell, "Mechanism and Kinetics of Isobutene Formation from Ethanol and Acetone over ZnxZryOz, "ACS Catalysis (2019) 9, 12, 10588-10604. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscatal.9b03045 

3) JE Rorrer, AT Bell, FD Toste, "Synthesis of biomass‐derived ethers for use as fuels and lubricants," ChemSusChem (2019) 12, 13, 2835-2858. doi/full/10.1002/cssc.201900535 

2) J Rorrer, S Pindi, FD Toste, AT Bell, "Effect of alcohol structure on the kinetics of etherification and dehydration over tungstated zirconia," ChemSusChem (2018) 11, 18, 3104-3111, doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201802042

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1) J Rorrer, Y He, FD Toste, AT Bell, "Mechanism and kinetics of 1-dodecanol etherification over tungstated zirconia," Journal of Catalysis (2017) 354, 13-23. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951717302865