Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 12:50 AM
Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride
Steve Carrea, John DeAngelis, Nada Assaf-Anid, and Matthew Andrews. Manhattan College
Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has the potential to be a hydrogen storage medium that
produces hydrogen gas at controlled and stable flow rates, and is therefore a promising
source of hydrogen for fuel cells powering portable electronics such as cell phones and
laptops. Its hydrolysis with a ruthenium on carbon catalyst was studied under basic
conditions. Changes in catalyst (Ru/C) amount, reactant (NaBH4) concentration, and
temperature and their effect on the hydrolysis reaction rate was studied. The
rate with respect to NaBH4 was found to be first order with a rate constant of
approximately 13.11 min-1 at 20 oC and 1 atm.
produces hydrogen gas at controlled and stable flow rates, and is therefore a promising
source of hydrogen for fuel cells powering portable electronics such as cell phones and
laptops. Its hydrolysis with a ruthenium on carbon catalyst was studied under basic
conditions. Changes in catalyst (Ru/C) amount, reactant (NaBH4) concentration, and
temperature and their effect on the hydrolysis reaction rate was studied. The
rate with respect to NaBH4 was found to be first order with a rate constant of
approximately 13.11 min-1 at 20 oC and 1 atm.
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