Cost Efficiency Analysis of H 2 Production from Formic Acid by Molecular Catalysts

Maria Solakidou, Aikaterini Gemenetzi, Georgia Koutsikou, Marinos Theodorakopoulos, Yiannis Deligiannakis and Maria Louloudi ()
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Maria Solakidou: Laboratory of Biomimetic Catalysis & Hybrid Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Aikaterini Gemenetzi: Laboratory of Biomimetic Catalysis & Hybrid Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Georgia Koutsikou: Laboratory of Biomimetic Catalysis & Hybrid Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Marinos Theodorakopoulos: Laboratory of Biomimetic Catalysis & Hybrid Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Yiannis Deligiannakis: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials & Environment, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Maria Louloudi: Laboratory of Biomimetic Catalysis & Hybrid Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-36

Abstract: The development of low-carbon technologies that will facilitate the efficient use of hydrogen (H 2 ) as an energy carrier is a critical requirement of contemporary society. To this end, it is anticipated that the cost of H 2 production will become a key factor in tandem with production efficiency, process safety, and transport. Much effort has been made to create and develop new, reversible, and sustainable H 2 storage systems. Among current techniques, formic acid (FA) has been identified as an efficient energy carrier for H 2 storage. Numerous homogeneous catalysts based on transition metals with high activity and selectivity have been reported for selective FA dehydrogenation. In this review, we outline the recent advances in transition-metal molecular catalysts for FA dehydrogenation. Selected catalytic systems that could be implemented on an industrial scale and considered potential materials in fuel cell (FC) technology have been cost-evaluated. We highlight some critical engineering challenges faced during the technology’s scale-up process and explain other factors that are frequently ignored by academic researchers. Finally, we offer a critical assessment and identify several system limitations on an industrial scale that are currently impeding future implementation.

Keywords: hydrogen production; cost analysis; formic acid dehydrogenation; metal precursor; ligand; additive; solvent (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: 2023
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