Hafeez, S;
Barlocco, I;
Al-Salem, SM;
Villa, A;
Chen, X;
Delgado, JJ;
Manos, G;
... Constantinou, A; + view all
(2021)
Experimental and process modelling investigation of the hydrogen generation from formic acid decomposition using a pd/zn catalyst.
Applied Sciences
, 11
(18)
, Article 8462. 10.3390/app11188462.
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Abstract
The use of hydrogen as a renewable fuel has attracted great attention in recent years. The decomposition of formic acid under mild conditions was investigated using a 2%Pd6Zn4 catalyst in a batch reactor. The results showed that the conversion of formic acid increases with reaction temperature and with the formic acid concentration. A process-simulation model was developed to predict the decomposition of formic acid using 2%Pd6Zn4 in a batch reactor. The model demonstrated very good validation with the experimental work. Further comparisons between the 2%Pd6Zn4 catalyst and a commercial Pd/C catalyst were carried out. It was found that the 2%Pd6Zn4 demonstrated significantly higher conversions when compared with the commercial catalyst.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Experimental and process modelling investigation of the hydrogen generation from formic acid decomposition using a pd/zn catalyst |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app11188462 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188462 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 MDPI. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | formic acid decomposition; H2 production; process simulation modelling; renewable energy; green chemistry |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134623 |
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