Issue 5, 2015

Formic acid: a future bridge between the power and chemical industries

Abstract

In the future hydrogen economy, formic acid is considered an efficient hydrogen storage molecule and a new C1 building block for the chemical industry. Formic acid could be used as a sustainable carbon monoxide source. In the present work efficient catalysts for the decomposition of formic acid and its derivatives to carbon monoxide have been found. The proposed catalysts are widely available zeolites, making the process feasible for industrial scale applications. Thus, formic acid and its derivatives could be seen as liquid and storable versions of carbon monoxide, which could be directly used in the existing chemical value chain.

Graphical abstract: Formic acid: a future bridge between the power and chemical industries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Feb 2015
Accepted
27 Feb 2015
First published
27 Feb 2015

Green Chem., 2015,17, 2904-2911

Author version available

Formic acid: a future bridge between the power and chemical industries

W. Supronowicz, I. A. Ignatyev, G. Lolli, A. Wolf, L. Zhao and L. Mleczko, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 2904 DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00249D

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