title: Improved hydrogen production from formic acid on a Pd/C catalyst doped by potassium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Chemical & Environmental Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. dmitri.bulushev@ul.ie
authors.forename: Dmitri A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bulushev
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beloshapkin
authors.forename: Julian R H
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D010165:Palladium; D002244:Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen; D011188:Potassium