Nickel- and cobalt-based catalysts for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of borohydride
Nickel- and cobalt-based catalysts for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of borohydride
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.08.019
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发表时间:
2006-05-18
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Suda, S.
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作者:
Liu, Bin Hong;Li, Zhou Peng;Suda, S.
Borohydrides, a group of compounds with large hydrogen contents, can generate hydrogen readily by their hydrolysis reaction. In this study catalysts based on nickel and cobalt were developed to accelerate the hydrolysis reaction for hydrogen generation. Catalysts in four forms were tested for each metal: fine metal powder, metal salt, metal boride and Raney metal. It was found that the hydrolysis reaction was primary a zero-order reaction under the catalysis of these catalysts. Although cobalt showed higher catalytic activity than nickel in most cases, Raney Ni exhibited almost the same activity as the Raney Co. Among four chemical forms for nickel, Raney Ni demonstrated the best performance. Moreover, Raney catalysts made from alloys of nickel and cobalt showed even higher activity. The reaction on Raney metals was also characterized by a slowdown in hydrogen generation rate at low borohydride concentrations because of a mass transfer limitation. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.