Catalytic decomposition of formic acid using supported metal nanoparticles

Bocelli, Ludovica (2016) Catalytic decomposition of formic acid using supported metal nanoparticles. [Laurea magistrale], Università di Bologna, Corso di Studio in Chimica industriale [LM-DM270]
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Upgrade of hydrogen to valuable fuel is a central topic in modern research due to its high availability and low price. For the difficulties in hydrogen storage, different pathways are still under investigation. A promising way is in the liquid-phase chemical hydrogen storage materials, because they can lead to greener transformation processes with the on line development of hydrogen for fuel cells. The aim of my work was the optimization of catalysts for the decomposition of formic acid made by sol immobilisation method (a typical colloidal method). Formic acid was selected because of the following features: it is a versatile renewable reagent for green synthesis studies. The first aim of my research was the synthesis and optimisation of Pd nanoparticles by sol-immobilisation to achieve better catalytic performances and investigate the effect of particle size, oxidation state, role of stabiliser and nature of the support. Palladium was chosen because it is a well-known active metal for the catalytic decomposition of formic acid. Noble metal nanoparticles of palladium were immobilized on carbon charcoal and on titania. In the second part the catalytic performance of the “homemade” catalyst Pd/C to a commercial Pd/C and the effect of different monometallic and bimetallic systems (AuxPdy) in the catalytic formic acid decomposition was investigated. The training period for the production of this work was carried out at the University of Cardiff (Group of Dr. N. Dimitratos).

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di laurea (Laurea magistrale)
Autore della tesi
Bocelli, Ludovica
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Scuola
Corso di studio
Ordinamento Cds
DM270
Parole chiave
formic acid decomposition supported metal nanoparticles colloidal methods
Data di discussione della Tesi
12 Ottobre 2016
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