With the increasing concerns over fossil fuel depletion and greenhouse gas emission, it is imperative to expend the new energy sources by using renewable energy. Here, we report a new photocatalytic method to selective convert glucose into formate under mild conditions. Using a general TiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst, we show the first observation by simply using alkali to control formic acid production, and yield of formate up to 35% and the conversion ratio of glucose up to 100% was achieved at 25 °C within 12 h. These results constitute a major step towards economically utilization of biomass and solar energy for formic acid production, opening up new opportunities for the hydrogen energy economic.<br/>

Photocatalytic conversion of glucose into formate

256th National Meeting (2018)

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