Palladium-catalyzed decomposition of aqueous alkali metal formate solutions

Harold Wiener*, Yoel Sasson, Jochanan Blum

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Abstract

Aqueous sodium and potassium formate solutions undergo catalytic decomposition, under mild conditions, into molecular hydrogen and hydrogen carbonate in the presence of palladium on carbon. Both the formate and water hydrogen atoms are involved in the process and undergo fast exchange. Some kinetic and mechanistic features of the decomposition reaction are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-284
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1986

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