Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Enabling storage and utilization of low-carbon electricity: power to formic acid

S Chatterjee, I Dutta, Y Lum, Z Lai… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Formic acid has been proposed as a hydrogen energy carrier because of its many desirable
properties, such as low toxicity and flammability, and a high volumetric hydrogen storage …

Formic acid to power towards low‐carbon economy

I Dutta, S Chatterjee, H Cheng… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The storage and utilization of low‐carbon electricity and decarbonization of transportation
are essential components for the future energy transition into a low‐carbon economy. While …

Highly efficient additive-free dehydrogenation of neat formic acid

S Kar, M Rauch, G Leitus, Y Ben-David, D Milstein - Nature catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Formic acid (FA) is a promising hydrogen carrier that can play an instrumental role in the
overall implementation of a hydrogen economy. In this regard, it is important to generate H2 …

Current research progress and perspectives on liquid hydrogen rich molecules in sustainable hydrogen storage

J Zheng, H Zhou, CG Wang, E Ye, JW Xu, XJ Loh… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen gas is regarded as an ideal clean energy carrier to substitute fossil-based fuels.
However, develop safe, efficient, and economical hydrogen storage approaches is still a big …

Green hydrogen storage and delivery: Utilizing highly active homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for formic acid dehydrogenation

M Younas, M Rezakazemi, MS Arbab, J Shah… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Significant technological revolution which allows the use of hydrogen as an efficient energy
carrier and mitigates the use of fossil fuels is a crucial need of the day. Much attention has …

Critical review on the synthesis of levulinate esters from biomass-based feedstocks and their application

J Shan, Q Wang, H Hao, H Guo - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As one of the substitutes for traditional fossil energy, the biomass resource has attracted
extensive attention. Levulinate esters (LEs) are important green and high value-added …

Photoredox activation of formate salts: hydrocarboxylation of alkenes via carboxyl group transfer

Y Huang, J Hou, LW Zhan, Q Zhang, WY Tang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A photoredox activation mode of formate salts for carboxylation was developed. Using a
formate salt as the reductant, carbonyl source, and hydrogen atom transfer reagent, a wide …

Recent progress with pincer transition metal catalysts for sustainability

L Piccirilli, D Lobo Justo Pinheiro, M Nielsen - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Our planet urgently needs sustainable solutions to alleviate the anthropogenic global
warming and climate change. Homogeneous catalysis has the potential to play a …

Current developments in the chemical upcycling of waste plastics using alternative energy sources

MR Karimi Estahbanati, XY Kong, A Eslami… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The management of plastics waste is one of the most urgent and significant global problems
now. Historically, waste plastics have been predominantly discarded, mechanically recycled …