The decomposition of formic acid into H₂ and CO₂ was successfully performed using a ruthenium hydride catalyst, without any concomitant CO evolution. The reaction mechanism is investigated by means of density functional theory calculations (DFT). The generated H₂ was further exploited in a fuel cell to produce electricity. The catalytic hydrogenation of conjugated olefins, using this dihydrogen generation procedure, is also reported.

中文翻译：

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钌催化的甲酸分解：燃料电池和催化应用

使用氢化钌催化剂成功地将甲酸分解为H ₂和CO ₂，而没有任何伴随的CO逸出。通过密度泛函理论计算（DFT）研究了反应机理。产生的H ₂在燃料电池中进一步被利用来发电。还报道了使用这种二氢生成方法对共轭烯烃进行催化加氢。