Investigation of Pd nanoparticles supported on zeolites for hydrogen production from formic acid dehydrogenation

Catalysts based on palladium nanoparticles supported on different zeolites (BETA, ZSM-5 and Y) were prepared and their catalytic performance in formic acid dehydrogenation was studied. The effects of the zeolite structure and porous texture on the catalytic activity were investigated by comparing the behavior of these samples. The results revealed that the samples based on BETA zeolite are promising catalysts for this application.The authors would like to acknowledge the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, GV and FEDER (CTQ2012/31762 and PROMETEOII/2014/010) for the financial support. Miriam Navlani-García thanks the University of Alicante for the PhD studentship. Martin Martis thanks the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for the fellowship