TY - JOUR

T1 - Towards Sustainable Production of Formic Acid

AU - Bulushev, Dmitri A.

AU - Ross, Julian R.H.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

PY - 2018/3/9

Y1 - 2018/3/9

N2 - Formic acid is a widely used commodity chemical. It can be used as a safe, easily handled, and transported source of hydrogen or carbon monoxide for different reactions, including those producing fuels. The review includes historical aspects of formic acid production. It briefly analyzes production based on traditional sources, such as carbon monoxide, methanol, and methane. However, the main emphasis is on the sustainable production of formic acid from biomass and biomass-derived products through hydrolysis and oxidation processes. New strategies of low-temperature synthesis from biomass may lead to the utilization of formic acid for the production of fuel additives, such as methanol; upgraded bio-oil; γ-valerolactone and its derivatives; and synthesis gas used for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons. Some technological aspects are also considered.

AB - Formic acid is a widely used commodity chemical. It can be used as a safe, easily handled, and transported source of hydrogen or carbon monoxide for different reactions, including those producing fuels. The review includes historical aspects of formic acid production. It briefly analyzes production based on traditional sources, such as carbon monoxide, methanol, and methane. However, the main emphasis is on the sustainable production of formic acid from biomass and biomass-derived products through hydrolysis and oxidation processes. New strategies of low-temperature synthesis from biomass may lead to the utilization of formic acid for the production of fuel additives, such as methanol; upgraded bio-oil; γ-valerolactone and its derivatives; and synthesis gas used for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons. Some technological aspects are also considered.

KW - biomass

KW - formic acid

KW - heterogeneous catalysis

KW - homogeneous catalysis

KW - sustainable chemistry

KW - N-DOPED CARBON

KW - SELECTIVE OXIDATION

KW - STORAGE MATERIAL

KW - LEVULINIC ACID

KW - WET OXIDATION

KW - HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS

KW - CATALYTIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION

KW - GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE

KW - BIO-OIL

KW - MOLECULAR-OXYGEN

KW - Oxidation-Reduction

KW - Biomass

KW - Green Chemistry Technology/methods

KW - Formates/chemical synthesis

KW - Hydrolysis

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U2 - 10.1002/cssc.201702075

DO - 10.1002/cssc.201702075

M3 - Review article

C2 - 29316342

AN - SCOPUS:85041680806

VL - 11

SP - 821

EP - 836

JO - ChemSusChem

JF - ChemSusChem

SN - 1864-5631

IS - 5

ER -