Assertion: produced formic acid | /r/ObjectUse | used as the catalyst
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text: The hydrolysis of methyl formate is normally carried out in a pressure reactor on the basis of homogeneous acid catalysis, wherein an acid solution is used as a catalyst and/or the autocatalytic nature of the hydrolysis reaction is utilized; that is, the produced formic acid is used as the catalyst.