title: Towards a practical setup for hydrogen production from formic acid.
abstract: Formic acid cracker: A mini plant that allows for continuous formic acid decomposition to hydrogen and carbon dioxide under ambient conditions is presented. By using an in situ-formed ruthenium catalyst, unprecedented turnover numbers over 1,000,000 are achieved. The active catalyst is formed in situ from commercially available [RuCl2 (benzene)]2 and 1,2-bisdiphenylphosphinoethane.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse eV an der Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sponholz
authors.forename: Dörthe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mellmann
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Junge
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beller
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: formic acid; fuel cells; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen; ruthenium