Highly dispersed bimetallic AgPd nanoparticles with different composition have been successfully deposited on the metal-organic frameworks (ZIF-8) by using a simple liquid impregnation method. The resultant catalysts are composition dependent toward dehydrogenation of formic acid, while Ag18Pd82@ZIF-8 exhibits exceedingly high catalytic activity, with the turnover frequency (TOF) value of 580h(-1), and 100% hydrogen selectivity at 80 degrees C. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.