物理化学学报ActaPhys.-Chim.Sin.2023,39(9),2212065(1of16)Received:December31,2022;Revised:February11,2023;Accepted:February13,2023;Publishedonline:February24,2023.*Correspondingauthor.Email:wzwu@mail.buct.edu.cnTheprojectwassupportedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(22178017,21706007)andtheLong-TermSubsidyMechanismfromtheMinistryofFinanceandtheMinistryofEducationofPRC(BUCT).国家自然科学基金(22178017,21706007)与财政部教育部长效机制项目(BUCT)资助©EditorialofficeofActaPhysico-ChimicaSinica[Review]doi:10.3866/PKU.WHXB202212065www.whxb.pku.edu.cnCatalyticOxidationofBiomasstoFormicAcidunderO2withHomogeneousCatalystsYucuiHou1,ZhuosenHe2,ShuhangRen2,WeizeWu2,*1CollegeofChemistryandMaterials,TaiyuanNormalUniversity,Jinzhong030619,ShanxiProvince,China.2StateKeyLaboratoryofChemicalResourceEngineering,CollegeofChemicalEngineering,BeijingUniversityofChemicalTechnology,Beijing100029,China.Abstract:Formicacid(FA)isanimportantchemicalfortheproductionofleathers,medicines,preservatives,rubbers,textiles,andothermaterials.FAisalsousedasH2andCOcarriers,andasafuelinfuelcells.Althoughmostcommonlysynthesizedfromfossilfuels,FAcanalsobeobtainedfrommoresustainablesources,suchasbiomass(e.g.,straw,husk,andsawdust).OxygenandairareaffordableandeasilyavailableoxidantsusedfortheoxidationofbiomasstoFA.Becausesolidbiomassisnotsolubleinwaterororganicsolvents,homogeneouscatalystsarepreferredforthecatalyticoxidationofbiomasstoFAbyO2inwater.Ithasbeendemonstratedthathomogeneouscatalysts,suchasvanadium-containingheteropolyacids(HPA),HPA+H2SO4,NaVO3+H2SO4,HPA-containingionicliquids,VOSO4,NaVO3-FeCl3+H2SO4,andFeCl3+H2SO4,canconvertcomplexbiomasssubstratestoFAwithhighatomeconomyusingO2astheoxidant.Thereportedbiomasssubstratesincludemodelcompounds,cellulose,wood,straw,andcorncobs.ThereactionconditionsweresummarizedtocomparethebiomassconversionsandFAyields.Vanadium-containingcatalystshadthehighestFAyieldatmildconditions(T≤170ºCandP(O2)≤3MPa).BoththereactionrateandFAyieldwereimprovedbyaddingH2SO...