Premium
Inside Back Cover: Photocatalytic Formic Acid Conversion on CdS Nanocrystals with Controllable Selectivity for H 2 or CO (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 33/2015)
Author(s) -
Kuehnel Moritz F.,
Wakerley David W.,
Orchard Katherine L.,
Reisner Erwin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201506236
Subject(s) - formic acid , cover (algebra) , selectivity , nanocrystal , photocatalysis , int , materials science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , photochemistry , chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , operating system
The bifunctionality of CdS quantum dots for the light‐driven conversion of formic acid into gaseous fuels is demonstrated by E. Reisner et al. in their Communication on page 9627 ff . Depending on the conditions and particle surface groups, irradiated CdS nanocrystals produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide through dehydrogenation of formic acid or carbon monoxide and water through dehydration. Hydrogen evolution occurs at an unprecedented rate compared to analogous systems, and this process establishes formic acid as a material for carbon monoxide storage.