Effects of the addition of an organic polymer on the hydrolysis of sodium tetrahydroborate in batch reactors

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 11456-11469

  Ferreira, M J F ^a   Fernandes, V R ^c   Gales, L ^a,b   Rangel, C M ^c   Pinto, A M F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydrogen generation, hydrogen storage, organic polymers; Reused Ni Ru bimetallic catalyst; Sodium borohydride hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; BORON ATOM; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLINE WATER; DEHYDRATION KINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GENERATION RATE; HENRY'S LAW; HYDROGEN CARRIERS; HYDROGEN GENERATION, HYDROGEN STORAGE, ORGANIC POLYMERS; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INTERNAL VOLUME; LIQUID PHASE; METABORATE; MODERATE PRESSURES; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; NICHE APPLICATIONS; POLYMERIC SOLUTION; RECYCLABILITY; REUSED NI-RU BIMETALLIC CATALYST; REVERSIBLE STORAGE; RUTHENIUM BASED CATALYSTS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SODIUM TETRAHYDROBORATE; STRUCTURAL WATER; TETRAHYDROBORATE;

BATCH REACTORS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUIDS; RUTHENIUM; SODIUM; SOLUBILITY; STAINLESS STEEL;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 77957331018     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.079     Document Type: Article

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