Photocatalytic CO2 conversion to HCOOH
CO2 conversion to formic acid[Pro21]
Formic acid (FA) is a simple chemical with many uses. Its applications include use as a preservative, in the leather and dyeing industry and chemical providing a C1 building block. It is also an important H2 carrier, because of its qualities as non-toxic, easily storable liquid. This also makes it directly usable in fuel cells.[Fas16] The global production is currently estimated at 870.000 metric tons in 2021 with a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Report) of 3.87% in volume terms during the period 2022-2027.[https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/formic-acid-market]
Industrial production of formic acid is done mainly by carbonylation of methanol and subsequent hydrolysation of methyl formate to formic acid.[FA00]
A direct approach of synthesis by hydrogenation of CO2 and using renewable energy, such as sunlight in photocatalysis, in a homogeneous environment, is the focus of this page.
Sacrificial electron donors
Ruthenium Catalysts
Photosensitizers
Experiments
Cobalt Catalysts
Organic and semiconductor photosensitizer
3,7-Di((1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl)-10-(naphthalen-1-yl)-10H-phenoxazine
Experiments
Literature
Publication: Visible-Light Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide by Ni(II) Complexes with N4S2 Coordination: Highly Efficient and Selective Production of Formate
Publication: Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction under Visible-Light Irradiation by Ruthenium CNC Pincer Complexes
Publication: An integrated Re(I) photocatalyst and sensitizer that activates the formation of formic acid from reduction of CO2
Publication: Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Using a Robust Multifunctional Iridium Complex toward the Selective Formation of Formic Acid
Publication: Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Iron and Cobalt Quaterpyridine Complexes
Publication: Photochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid using Ruthenium(II)-Based Catalysts and Visible Light
Publication: Visible-Light Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Formic Acid with a Ru Catalyst Supported by N,N’- Bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,6-diaminopyridine Ligands
Publication: Rhenium(I) trinuclear rings as highly efficient redox photosensitizers for photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Publication: Photocatalytic CO2 reduction using a Mn complex as a catalyst
Publication: Highly Efficient and Robust Photocatalytic Systems for CO2 Reduction Consisting of a Cu(I) Photosensitizer and Mn(I) Catalysts
Publication: Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to CO and HCO2H Using fac-Mn(CN)(bpy)(CO)3
Publication: Pyranopterin Related Dithiolene Molybdenum Complexes as Homogeneous Catalysts for CO2 Photoreduction
Publication: Mn-carbonyl molecular catalysts containing a redox-active phenanthroline-5,6-dione for selective electro- and photoreduction of CO2 to CO or HCOOH
Publication: Ir(tpy)(bpy)Cl as a Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction under Visible-Light Irradiation
Publication: Visible light driven reduction of CO2 catalyzed by an abundant manganese catalyst with zinc porphyrin photosensitizer
Publication: Function-Integrated Ru Catalyst for Photochemical CO2 Reduction
Publication: Molecular Catalysis of the Electrochemical and Photochemical Reduction of CO2 with Earth-Abundant Metal Complexes. Selective Production of CO vs HCOOH by Switching of the Metal Center