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Chemical Communications

Improved hydrogen production from formic acid on a Pd/C catalyst doped by potassium†

Dmitri A. Bulushev,*ab   Lijun Jia,ab   Sergey Beloshapkinb  and  Julian R. H. Rossa  

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a Chemical & Environmental Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
E-mail: dmitri.bulushev@ul.ie
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b Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Abstract

The rate of hydrogen production from vapour-phase formic acid decomposition can be increased by 1–2 orders of magnitude by doping a Pd/C catalyst with potassium ions. Surface potassium formate and/or bicarbonate species could be involved in the rate-determining step of this reaction.

Graphical abstract: Improved hydrogen production from formic acid on a Pd/C catalyst doped by potassium

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31027A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Feb 2012
Accepted
06 Mar 2012
First published
07 Mar 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 4184-4186

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Improved hydrogen production from formic acid on a Pd/C catalyst doped by potassium

D. A. Bulushev, L. Jia, S. Beloshapkin and J. R. H. Ross, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4184 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31027A

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