Improving hydrogen production from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane by using multifunctional catalysts |
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Authors: | R. Gil-San-Millan A. Grau-Atienza D.T. Johnson S. Rico-Francés E. Serrano N. Linares J. García-Martínez |
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Affiliation: | Molecular Nanotechnology Lab, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente s/n, E-03690 Alicante, Spain |
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Abstract: | A novel multifunctional catalytic system has been developed for efficient hydrogen generation through the hydrolysis of ammonia borane. This system combines Pd NPs with acid sites and amines, which are both task-specific functionalities able to destabilize the N → B dative bond. The acidity of the support (zeolites of different structure and SiO2/Al2O3 ratio) used to disperse the Pd NPs causes an increase in the hydrogen production rate. However, the positive effect of incorporating p-phenylenediamine in the catalyst is much more pronounced, causing a two-fold increase in the activity of the catalyst. The combined effect of the different functionalities yields excellent performance in the hydrolysis of ammonia borane, greatly enhancing the activity of the metal-based catalyst and reducing the activation energy of the catalyzed reaction. |
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Keywords: | Hydrogen storage Ammonia borane hydrolysis Hydrogen generation Heterogeneous catalysis Multifunctional catalyst |
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