Formaldehyde and its surrogates as a C1 platform for defossilised modern societies
Andrea Rodil, Jan Deska, Martin H. G. Prechtl · 2025
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Description
Andrea Rodil, Jan Deska, and Martin Prechtl wrote a tutorial in 2025 on formaldehyde as a one-carbon building block for a fossil-free future. Formaldehyde and stand-in chemicals for it sit at the centre of many reaction networks, in both factories and living cells. The tutorial introduces researchers and students to that chemistry and its wider promise.
Uses covered include storing renewable energy in liquid hydrogen carriers, making renewable fuels, capturing and reusing carbon, and upgrading biomass. Related small molecules such as methane, methanol, and formic acid enter the discussion too. New catalytic strategies for using this abundant block are the practical core for readers planning greener synthesis.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrea Rodil, Jan Deska, Martin H. G. Prechtl |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 77 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |