Formic acid as H<sub>2</sub>storage system: hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub>and decomposition of formic acid by solid molecular phosphine catalysts
Anna Kipshagen, Janine C. Baums, Heinrich Hartmann, Astrid Besmehn, Peter J. C. Hausoul, Regina Palkovits
Abstract
The synthesis and decomposition of formic acid (FA) in aqueous triethylamine (NEt 3 ) with solid molecular phosphine catalysts is demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidPhosphineCatalysisDecompositionAqueous solutionTriethylamineChemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts