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. 2022 Mar 9;122(6):6795–6849. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00493

Table 4. Summary of Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid.

catalyst catalyst type reaction conditions performance ref
AgPd/C supported BMNP 323 K TOF = 382 h–1 (242)
Pd/C spported MMNP TOF = 75 h–1; volume of H2 generated after 140 min = 63 mL (27)
Ni/C supported MMNP TOF = 4 h–1; volume of H2 generated after 140 min = 4 mL
Ag/C supported MMNP TOF = 2 h–1; volume of H2 generated after 140 min = 2 mL
Pd0.58Ni0.18Ag0.24/C supported TMNP TOF = 85 molH2 molcat–1 h–1; volume of H2 generated after 140 min = 76 mL
Pd/C supported MMNP T = 298 K; p = 0.1 MPa TOF = 8.3 h–1; formic acid conversion after 600 min = 39% (77)
Ni/C supported MMNP formic acid conversion after 600 min = 2%
Au/C supported MMNP formic acid conversion after 600 min = 0%
Ni0.4Pd0.6/C supported BMNP TOF = 8.4 h–1; formic acid conversion after 600 min = 52%
Au0.25Pd0.75/C supported BMNP TOF = 10.1 h–1; formic acid conversion after 600 min = 42%
Ni0.4Au0.6/C supported BMNP formic acid conversion after 600 min = 1%
Ni0.4Au0.15Pd0.45/C supported TMNP TOF = 12.4 h–1; formic acid conversion after 600 min = 73%
physical mixture of Ni/C, Au/C, and Pd/C (Ni:Au:Pd = 0.4:0.15:0.45) mixture of MMNPs TOF = 3.7 h–1; formic acid conversion after 600 min = 22%
PdAg@Fe core@shell TMNP 303 K kobs = 0.328 h–1 (TOF = 30 molH2 molcat–1 h–1) (252)
FePd@Ag core@shell TMNP kobs = 0.540 h–1 (TOF = 49 molH2 molcat–1 h–1)
FeAg@Pd core@shell TMNP kobs = 0.828 h–1; CO2 + H2 generated after 120 min = 88 mL; TOF = 75 molH2 molcat–1 h–1
PdCuCr TMNP constructed in situ 348 K; HCOOH/HCOONa = 9:1 aqueous solution H2 production rate = 174 000 mL h–1 gPd–1; TOF = 830 h–1 (251)