Efficient hydrogen production <i>via</i> sunlight-driven thermal formic acid decomposition over a porous film of molybdenum carbide
Cuncai Lv, Pingping Lou, Chengcheng Shi, Ruining Wang, Yan-Hui Fu, Linjie Gao, Shufang Wang, Yaguang Li, Chi Zhang
Abstract
A porous Mo 1.98 C 1.02 film exhibits efficient sunlight-driven thermal catalytic formic acid decomposition, and the H 2 generation rate is about two orders of magnitude faster than that of the reported non-precious photocatalysts.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidThermal decompositionDecompositionCatalysisPorosityHydrogen productionMolybdenumCarbideMaterials scienceHydrogenSunlightThermalInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialOpticsPhysicsMeteorologyEngineeringCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies