Production of Hydrogen-Rich Gas by Formic Acid Decomposition over CuO-CeO 2 /?-Al 2 O 3 Catalyst

Alexey Pechenkin, Sukhe Badmaev, Vladimir Belyaev and Vladimir Sobyanin
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Alexey Pechenkin: Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Sukhe Badmaev: Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Vladimir Belyaev: Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Vladimir Sobyanin: Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-10

Abstract: Formic acid decomposition to H 2 -rich gas was investigated over a CuO-CeO 2 /?-Al 2 O 3 catalyst. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, HR TEM and EDX methods. A 100% conversion of formic acid was observed over the copper-ceria catalyst under ambient pressure, at 200–300 °C, N 2 :HCOOH = 75:25 vol.% and flow rate 3500–35,000 h ?1 with H 2 yield of 98%, wherein outlet CO concentration is below the equilibrium data (<0.5 vol.%). The copper-ceria catalyst proved to be promising for multifuel processor application, and the H 2 generation from dimethoxymethane, methanol, dimethyl ether and formic acid on the same catalyst for fuel cell supply.

Keywords: formic acid decomposition; hydrogen production; CuO-CeO 2 /?-Al 2 O 3; multifuel processor; copper catalyst; oxygenates; fuel cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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