Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content

Formic acid, a major product of biomass processing, is regarded as a potential liquid carrier for hydrogen storage and delivery. The catalytic dehydrogenation of FA to generate hydrogen using heterogeneous catalysts is of great interest. Ni based catalysts supported on silica were synthesized by inc...

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Main Authors: B. Faroldi, M. A. Paviotti, M. Camino-Manjarrés, S. González-Carrazán, C. López-Olmos, I. Rodríguez-Ramos
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author B. Faroldi
M. A. Paviotti
M. Camino-Manjarrés
S. González-Carrazán
C. López-Olmos
I. Rodríguez-Ramos
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description Formic acid, a major product of biomass processing, is regarded as a potential liquid carrier for hydrogen storage and delivery. The catalytic dehydrogenation of FA to generate hydrogen using heterogeneous catalysts is of great interest. Ni based catalysts supported on silica were synthesized by incipient wet impregnation. The effect of doping with an alkaline earth metal (calcium) was studied, and the solids were tested in the formic acid decomposition reaction to produce hydrogen. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and programmed temperature surface reaction (TPSR). The catalyst doped with 19.3 wt.% of Ca showed 100% conversion of formic acid at 160 &#176;C, with a 92% of selectivity to hydrogen. In addition, all the tested materials were promising for their application, since they showed catalytic behaviors (conversion and selectivity to hydrogen) comparable to those of noble metals reported in the literature.
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spelling doaj.art-ce58d12ac7214f279fdb9d7778ef9b222022-12-21T23:31:13ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912019-10-01911151610.3390/nano9111516nano9111516Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium ContentB. Faroldi0M. A. Paviotti1M. Camino-Manjarrés2S. González-Carrazán3C. López-Olmos4I. Rodríguez-Ramos5Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE-CONICET), Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santiago del Estero 2829, Santa Fe 3000, ArgentinaDepartamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainDepartamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainInstituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainInstituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainFormic acid, a major product of biomass processing, is regarded as a potential liquid carrier for hydrogen storage and delivery. The catalytic dehydrogenation of FA to generate hydrogen using heterogeneous catalysts is of great interest. Ni based catalysts supported on silica were synthesized by incipient wet impregnation. The effect of doping with an alkaline earth metal (calcium) was studied, and the solids were tested in the formic acid decomposition reaction to produce hydrogen. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and programmed temperature surface reaction (TPSR). The catalyst doped with 19.3 wt.% of Ca showed 100% conversion of formic acid at 160 &#176;C, with a 92% of selectivity to hydrogen. In addition, all the tested materials were promising for their application, since they showed catalytic behaviors (conversion and selectivity to hydrogen) comparable to those of noble metals reported in the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/11/1516hydrogen productionformic acid decompositionnickel catalystcalcium oxide promotersilica support
spellingShingle B. Faroldi
M. A. Paviotti
M. Camino-Manjarrés
S. González-Carrazán
C. López-Olmos
I. Rodríguez-Ramos
Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
Nanomaterials
hydrogen production
formic acid decomposition
nickel catalyst
calcium oxide promoter
silica support
title Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
title_full Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
title_fullStr Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
title_short Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
title_sort hydrogen production by formic acid decomposition over ca promoted ni sio sub 2 sub catalysts effect of the calcium content
topic hydrogen production
formic acid decomposition
nickel catalyst
calcium oxide promoter
silica support
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/11/1516
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