Professor Gábor Laurenczy has retired in April 2019, and is now Emeritus Professor of the EPFL. His former group has been dissolved.
Most relevant publications and patents
Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Storage in Formic Acid and Alcohols, K. Sordakis, C. Tang, L. Vogt, H. Junge, P. J. Dyson, M. Beller*, G. Laurenczy*, Chemical Reviews2018, 118, 372-433.
Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using an Iron Catalyst, A. Boddien, D. Mellmann, F. Gaertner, R. Jackstell, H. Junge, P. J. Dyson, G. Laurenczy*, R. Ludwig*, M. Beller*, Science,2011, 333, 1733.
Direct Synthesis of Formic Acid from Carbon Dioxide by Hydrogenation in Acidic Media, S. Moret, P. J. Dyson, G. Laurenczy*, Nature Communications, 2014, 5,4017;doi: 10.1038/ncomms5017.
A Well-Defined Iron Catalyst for the Reduction of Bicarbonates and Carbon Dioxide to Formates, Alkyl Formates, and Formamides, C. Federsel, A. Boddien, R. Jackstell, R. Jennerjahn, P. J. Dyson, R. Scopelliti, G. Laurenczy*, M. Beller*; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2010, 49, 9777.
Formic acid as hydrogen source – recent developments and future trends, M. Grasemann, G. Laurenczy*, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 8171.
Hydrogen storage: beyond conventional methods, A. Dalebrook, W. Gan, M. Grasemann, S. Moret, G. Laurenczy*, Chem. Comm., 2013,49, 8735.
EP2767530A1 – Direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation to formic acid in acidic media
WO2014134742A1 – Method for producing hydrogen gas from formic acid
EP1918247A1 – Hydrogen production from formic acid
WO2017093782 – Method for producing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas in homogeneously catalyzed reactions and in an aqueous medium
EPFL scientists have completed their solution for transforming hydrogen gas into a less flammable liquid fuel that can be safely stored and transported.
Latest Publications
Mechanistic Study of the N-Formylation of Amines with Carbon Dioxide and Hydrosilanes
2018-08-19.256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) – Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Beyond, Boston, MA, Aug 19-23, 2018.