Citation: LI Zhong, WANG Li-na, WANG Gui-xue, XIE Guang-wen. Hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride solution over the supported Ni-Co-P/CNFs catalysts[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2015, 43(3): 372-378. shu

Hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride solution over the supported Ni-Co-P/CNFs catalysts

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College of Material Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China

Corresponding author: XIE Guang-wen,
Received Date: 13 August 2014

Fund Project: 山东省自然科学基金(ZR2011EMM005)。 (ZR2011EMM005)

The Ni-Co-P catalysts supported on carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were prepared via electroless deposition; the mass fractions of nickel, cobalt and phosphorus in Ni-Co-P layer are 13.30%, 82.25% and 4.45%, respectively, as determined by ICP-AES. The effects of catalyst amount, sodium borohydride and sodium hydroxide concentrations and reaction temperature on the rate of hydrogen generation in the hydrolysis of alkaline NaBH₄ solution were investigated. The results indicated that the rate of hydrogen generation is proportional to the used catalyst amount; a maximum hydrogen generation rate of 18.044 L/(g·min) is achieved at 45 ℃ by hydrolysis of 2.5% NaBH₄ solution containing 5% NaOH and 7.5 g/L Ni-Co-P/CNFs catalyst with a Ni-Co-P loading of 18.127%. Moreover, a kinetic study shows that the activation energy for the hydrolysis of alkaline NaBH₄ solution under those conditions is 51.57 kJ/mol.
- electroless deposition,
- nickel-cobalt-phosphorus,
- carbon nanofibers,
- sodium borohydride,
- hydrogen generation
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