Catalysts and methods for catalytic hydrogenolysis of a polymer. The method comprises a) activating a catalyst with a hydrogen source to provide an activated catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises: i) a MXene support of Formula I: M.sub.n+1X.sub.nT.sub.x (I); wherein each M is independently an early transition metal; X is carbon or nitrogen; T.sub.x is a surface functional group wherein x is 0-10; and n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and ii) a supported metal, wherein loading of the supported metal on the MXene support is less than 5% w/w based on the weight of the catalyst; and b) contacting a mixture of the activated catalyst, hydrogen gas, and a polymer at a temperature of at least about 200 C. for a period of time that is sufficient for catalytic hydrogenolysis of the polymer; thereby converting the polymer to a fuel.

Catalysts and methods for catalytic hydrogenolysis of a polymer. The method comprises a) activating a catalyst with a hydrogen source to provide an activated catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises: i) a MXene support of Formula I: M.sub.n+1X.sub.nT.sub.x (I); wherein each M is independently an early transition metal; X is carbon or nitrogen; T.sub.x is a surface functional group wherein x is 0-10; and n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and ii) a supported metal, wherein loading of the supported metal on the MXene support is less than 5% w/w based on the weight of the catalyst; and b) contacting a mixture of the activated catalyst, hydrogen gas, and a polymer at a temperature of at least about 200 C. for a period of time that is sufficient for catalytic hydrogenolysis of the polymer; thereby converting the polymer to a fuel.

A process plant and a process for production of a hydrocarbon suitable for use as jet fuel from a feedstock being a renewable feedstock or an oxygenate feedstock, including combining the renewable feedstock with an amount of a hydrocracked intermediate product, directing it to contact a material catalytically active in hydrodeoxygenation under hydrodeoxygenation conditions to provide a hydrodeoxygenated intermediate product, fractionating the hydrodeoxygenated intermediate product in at least two fractions including a first fraction of which at least 90% boils below a defined boiling point and a second fraction of which at least 90% boils above the defined boiling point, directing at least an amount of the second fraction to contact a material catalytically active in hydrocracking under hydrocracking conditions to provide the hydrocracked intermediate product, the process being suited for efficiently converting the upper-boiling point of an oxygenate feedstock such as a renewable feedstocks to a lower boiling product.

A process plant and a process for production of a hydrocarbon suitable for use as jet fuel from a feedstock being a renewable feedstock or an oxygenate feedstock, including combining the renewable feedstock with an amount of a hydrocracked intermediate product, directing it to contact a material catalytically active in hydrodeoxygenation under hydrodeoxygenation conditions to provide a hydrodeoxygenated intermediate product, fractionating the hydrodeoxygenated intermediate product in at least two fractions including a first fraction of which at least 90% boils below a defined boiling point and a second fraction of which at least 90% boils above the defined boiling point, directing at least an amount of the second fraction to contact a material catalytically active in hydrocracking under hydrocracking conditions to provide the hydrocracked intermediate product, the process being suited for efficiently converting the upper-boiling point of an oxygenate feedstock such as a renewable feedstocks to a lower boiling product.

Catalysts and corresponding methods are provided for conversion of Fischer-Tropsch wax to distillate boiling range products. The catalysts can correspond to noble metal catalysts supported on a support that includes a 3-dimensional zeotype and a substantially non-acidic or low acidity oxide binder. It has been discovered that using a substantially non-acidic or low acidity binder allows for improved yield of distillate boiling range products when cracking Fischer-Tropsch wax. It has further been discovered that by using a support including a 3-dimensional zeotype, the temperature for achieving a target level of conversion during hydrocracking can be reduced or minimized