Nanoceria supported palladium(0) nanoparticles: Superb catalyst in dehydrogenation of formic acid at room temperature

•Palladium(0) nanoparticles supported on nanoceria can be prepared by impregnation and reduction.•Efficient catalyst in hydrogen generation from formic acid at room temperature.•Superior catalytic activity with an initial TOF of 1400h−1 at room temperature.•Kinetic data, obtained by monitoring H2 gas, can be converted to the variation in formic acid concentration.