Metal free hydrogenation reaction on carbon doped boron nitride fullerene: A DFT study on the kinetic issue

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 14336-14342

  Wu, Hongyu ^a   Fan, Xiaofeng ^b   Kuo, Jer Lai ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activation center; BN fullerene; Hydrogen storage; Kinetics; Theoretical investigation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; ACTIVATION CENTER; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BN-FULLERENE; C ATOMS; CARBON-DOPED BORON NITRIDE; DFT STUDY; HYDROGEN DISSOCIATION; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; MATERIALS COSTS; METAL CATALYST; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROGENATION; KINETICS;

FULLERENES;

EID: 84866062532     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.081     Document Type: Article

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