Computational Investigation of Microreactor Configurations for Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid Decomposition Using a Pd/C Catalyst

Hydrogen generation from formic acid decomposition with a ruthenium catalyst promoted by functionalized ionic liquids.

Hydrogen has attracted increasing attention as an important alternative secondary energy resource particularly when combined with fuel-cell technology, which may play a very significant role in power generation in the future. Currently most H2 is produced industrially by methane or alcohol reforming and by the water–gas-shift reaction at high temperatures. However, special purification steps ar...

Biodiesel production from soybean oil using ionic liquid as a catalyst in a microreactor

In the present study, Choline hydroxide (ChOH) as an ionic liquid catalyst was used for transesterification of soybean oil into biodiesel in a microchannel reactor. The effects of three variables i.e. reaction temperature, catalyst dosage and total flow rate on fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content (wt. %) were optimized using Box–Behnken experimental design. In order to predict the FAME conte...

Investigation of Sour Natural Gas Decomposition in a Nozzle-type Solar Reactor for Hydrogen Production

Development of an Iridium‐Based Catalyst for High‐Pressure Evolution of Hydrogen from Formic Acid

A highly efficient and recyclable Ir catalyst bearing a 4,7-dihydroxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand was developed for the evolution of high-pressure H2 gas (>100 MPa), and a large amount of atmospheric pressure H2 gas (>120 L), over a long term (3.5 months). The reaction proceeds through the dehydrogenation of highly concentrated aqueous formic acid (FA, 40 vol %, 10 mol L-1 ) at 80 °C using 1 μmo...

An efficient CoAuPd/C catalyst for hydrogen generation from formic acid at room temperature.

Nowadays, searching for the effective hydrogen (H2) storage/ generation materials remains one of the most difficult challenges toward a fuel-cell-based H2 economy as a longterm solution for secure energy in future. Formic acid (FA, HCOOH), a major product of biomass processing with highenergy density, nontoxicity, and excellent stability at room temperature, has recently attracted tremendous re...