Evidence of Kinetically Relevant Consistency in Thermal and Photo‐Thermal HCOOH Decomposition over Pd/LaCrO 3 /C 3 N 4 Composite

Together photo- and thermal energy promote catalytic reactions in a synergetic way. However, how light cooperates with thermal energy is still unclear. Here, C−H bond rupture within HCOOH* was determined to be the rate-determining step, with adsorbed CO* as the most abundant surface intermediate under both thermal and photothermal reaction conditions, as confirmed by kinetic isotopic effects and in-situ FTIR characterizations. Clear evidence of kinetically relevant consistency was found under both thermal and photothermal HCOOH decomposition reactions over a Pd/LaCrO3/C3N4 composite. More information can be found in the Research Article by H. Zhang et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104623).