State-of-the-Art Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid and Utilization in Enzymatic Hydrogenations.

ABSTRACT: A concept of combining photocatalytically generated hydrogen with green enzymatic reductions is demonstrated. The developed photocatalytic formic acid (FA) dehydrogenation setup based on Pt(x)@TiO₂ shows stable hydrogen generation activity, which is two orders of magnitude higher than reported values of state-of-the-art systems. Mechanistic studies confirm that hydrogen generation proceeds via a photocatalytic pathway, which is entirely different from purely thermal reaction mechanisms previously reported. The viability of the presented approach is demonstrated by the synthesis of value-added compounds 3-phenylpropanal and (2R, 5S)-dihydrocarvone at ambient pressure and room temperature, which should be applicable for many other hydrogenation processes, e. g., for the preparatio

SUBMITTER: Peng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature