Abstract
Formic acid is an important commodity chemical as well as a promising medium for hydrogen storage and hydrogen production. In this paper, we report that formic acid can be produced through selective oxidation of glycerol, a low-cost by-product of biodiesel, by using vanadium-substituted phosphomolybdic acids as catalysts and molecular oxygen as the oxidant. Significantly, this catalytic system allows for high-concentration conversions and thus leads to exceptional efficiency. Specifically, 3.64 g of formic acid was produced from 10 g of glycerol/water (50/50 in weight) solution. © 2014 the Partner Organisations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 35463-35466 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 67 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry