title: B-doped Pd catalyst: boosting room-temperature hydrogen production from formic acid-formate solutions.
abstract: Facile production of hydrogen at room temperature is an important process in many areas including alternative energy. In this Communication, a potent boron-doped Pd nanocatalyst (Pd-B/C) is reported for the first time to boost hydrogen generation at room temperature from aqueous formic acid-formate solutions at a record high rate. Real-time ATR-IR spectroscopy is applied to shed light on the enhanced catalytic activity of B-doping and reveals that the superior activity of Pd-B/C correlates well with an apparently impeded COad accumulation on its surfaces. This work demonstrates that developing new anti-CO poisoning catalysts coupled with sensitive interfacial analysis is an effective way toward rational design of cost-effective catalysts for better hydrogen energy exploitation.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shouzhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Wen-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Cai