Developing imide/amide catalysts for the ammonia decomposition process to produce hydrogen

氨有可能成为以氢的形式储存能量的有效媒介。要实现这一想法，将现有的碳氢化合物能源转变为氢气形式的可再生且基本上为零的碳能源，需要克服限制并努力填补研究空白。氨(NH3)催化分解制氢作为清洁高效制氢的潜在途径，受到了广泛的关注。开发高效的催化剂对提高氨分解的动力学和选择性，从而使氨作为氢载体的大规模利用至关重要。该项目将探索用于氨分解的第2族和过渡金属酰亚胺/酰胺催化剂，目的是在较低的温度和压力下运行该过程。Bakhtawar将研究可持续催化剂，避免资源有限的稀土金属。

Ammonia has the potential to provide itself as an effective medium for energy storage in the form of hydrogen. Implementing this idea of transforming existing hydrocarbon-based energy sources to renewable and essentially zero carbon energy in the form of hydrogen, requires overcoming limitations and working on research gaps. The production of hydrogen from ammonia (NH3) through catalytic decomposition has gained significant attention as a potential avenue for clean and efficient hydrogen production. Developing efficient catalysts for this process is crucial to enhance the kinetics and selectivity of ammonia decomposition, thereby enabling the large-scale utilization of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier. This project will explore group 2 and transition metal imide/amide catalysts for ammonia decomposition, with an aim to operate the process at lower temperature and pressure. Bakhtawar will investigate sustainable catalysts, avoiding resource limited rare earth metals.