High and rapid hydrogen release from thermolysis of ammonia borane near PEM fuel cell operating temperatures: Effect of quartz wool

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 6764-6770

  Hwang, Hyun Tae ^a   Al Kukhun, Ahmad ^a   Varma, Arvind ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia borane; Dehydrogenation; Hydrogen storage; PEM fuel cell; Thermolysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA BORANE; CHEMICAL ADDITIVE; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; DIBORANE; HYDROGEN RELEASE; HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PEM FUEL CELL; TRACE AMOUNTS; VEHICLE APPLICATIONS;

DEHYDROGENATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLYSIS; WOOL; YARN;

AMMONIA;

EID: 84859213362     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.098     Document Type: Article

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