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dc.contributor.authorMuir, Sean S
dc.contributor.authorChen, Zhigang
dc.contributor.authorWood, Barry J
dc.contributor.authorWang, Lianzhou
dc.contributor.authorLu, GQ Max
dc.contributor.authorYao, Xiangdong
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:46:07Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:46:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn0360-3199
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/65620
dc.description.abstractSupported non-noble transition metal catalysts are ideal for use in NaBH4-based hydrogen storage systems because of their low cost, robustness, and ease of handling. We have developed a new low-temperature electroless plating method for preparation of CoeB catalysts supported on Ni foam. This method requires only one plating step to achieve the desired catalyst loading, and has higher loading efficiency than conventional multi-step methods. The produced CoeB catalyst shows higher NaBH4 hydrolysis activity than those prepared by conventional methods due to increased boron content and nanosheetlike morphology. The pH and NH3 concentration of the precursor solution were found to have considerable influences on both the catalyst loading and activity. Temperature dependence of hydrogen generation suggests that the catalytically active phase is formed in situ above a certain temperature threshold, which is supported by XPS analysis. The maximum specific hydrogen generation rate is in excess of 24,000 mL min 1 g 1, which is among the highest values for catalysts of this type reported in the literature.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom414
dc.relation.ispartofpageto425
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume39
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther physical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode519999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleNew electroless plating method for preparation of highly active Co-B catalysts for NaBH4 hydrolysis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorYao, Xiangdong


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