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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We thank the analytical department of Leibniz-Institute for
Catalysis, Rostock for their excellent analytical service and
we are grateful to Prof. A. Brückner and Dr. J. Radnik and Dr.
M.-M. Pohl for catalyst characterization.
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ABBREVIATIONS
THF-Tetrahydrofuran, Et N-Triethylamine, HCOOH-Formic
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acid, NGr-nitrogen doped graphene, T-Temperature, GC-Gas
Chromatography, NMR-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, TEM-
Transmission Electron Microscopy, EPR-Electron Paramag-
netic Reso-nance, XPS-X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
and XRD- X Ray Diffraction.
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