What is it about?
Formic acid was synthesized by the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide by using a copper-based hydrotalcite as a heterogeneous catalyst.
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Why is it important?
Economically it is important as the catalyst is heterocyclic and was able to recycle up to four times. Further, the reduction of carbon dioxide to value-added products is necessary and vital for the point of view of the greenhouse effect and an increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the environment.
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The conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid with a TOF number of 124 per hour under the employed reaction conditions: 100 mg catalyst, 60 °C, 60 bar total pressure of CO2/H2 (1:1, p/p) with 60 mL of mixed methanol:water (5:1, v/v) solvent. This is the little contribution to the world of catalysis for the synthesis of formic acid by adding hydrogen to carbon dioxide.
Dr. Minaxi S Maru
Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE)
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This page is a summary of: Copper Hydrotalcite (Cu-HT) as an Efficient Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid, Current Catalysis, September 2020, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/2211544709999200413110411.
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