Issue 3, 2024

Recent progress of heterogeneous catalysts for transfer hydrogenation under the background of carbon neutrality

Abstract

Under the background of carbon neutrality, the direct conversion of greenhouse CO2 to high value added fuels and chemicals is becoming an important and promising technology. Among them, the generation of liquid C1 products (formic acid and methanol) has made great progress; nevertheless, it encounters the problem of how to use it efficiently to solve the overcapacity issue. In this review, we suggest that the catalytic transfer hydrogenation using formic acid and methanol as the hydrogen sources is a critical and potential route for the substitution for the fossil fuel-derived H2 to generate essential bulk and fine chemicals. We mainly focus on summarizing the recent progress of heterogeneous catalysts in such reactions, including thermal- and photo-catalytic processes. Finally, we also propose some challenges and opportunities for this development.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress of heterogeneous catalysts for transfer hydrogenation under the background of carbon neutrality

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
16 Okt. 2023
Accepted
05 Dec. 2023
First published
21 Dec. 2023

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 1038-1057

Recent progress of heterogeneous catalysts for transfer hydrogenation under the background of carbon neutrality

G. Chen, J. Ma, W. Gong, J. Li, Z. Li, R. Long and Y. Xiong, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 1038 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR05207A

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