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Additive‐Free, Robust H 2 Production from H 2 O and DMF by Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Cu/Cu 2 O Formed In Situ
Author(s) -
Zhang Sai,
Ma Yuanyuan,
Zhang Huan,
Zhou Xuemei,
Chen Xiao,
Qu Yongquan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201704381
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , catalysis , hydrogen production , hydrogen , chemistry , clean energy , fossil fuel , in situ , chemical engineering , materials science , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental science , environmental protection , engineering
Hydrogen production from organic/inorganic hydrides is a promising strategy for the development of novel clean energy resources to replace fossil fuels and satisfy ever‐increasing energy demands. Most current processes involve small flammable chemicals and are catalyzed by noble metals in basic media with the release of the greenhouse gas CO 2 . Herein, we describe an alternative pathway for highly efficient and robust H 2 production through a dehydrogenation reaction between water and N , N ‐dimethylformamide catalyzed by Cu/Cu 2 O catalysts formed in situ. The catalysts exhibit high and robust activity for H 2 production. Importantly, the formation of H 2 as the sole gas and the valuable by‐product N , N ‐dimethylaminoformic acid make this process clean and valuable with 100 % atom economy.