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Ruthenium-catalysed decomposition of formic acid: Fuel cell and catalytic applications
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Ruthenium-catalysed decomposition of formic acid: Fuel cell and catalytic applications

Lorenzo Piola, Jose A. Fernandez-Salas, Fady Nahra, Albert Poater, Luigi Cavallo and Steven P. Nolan
Molecular catalysis, Vol.440, pp.184-189
01/10/2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2017.06.021

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Physical Physical Sciences Science & Technology
The decomposition of formic acid into H-2 and CO2 was successfully performed using a ruthenium hydride catalyst, without any concomitant CO evolution. The reaction mechanism is investigated by means of density functional theory calculations (DFT). The generated H-2 was further exploited in a fuel cell to produce electricity. The catalytic hydrogenation of conjugated olefins, using this dihydrogen generation procedure, is also reported. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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