Effect of boric acid on thermal dehydrogenation of ammonia borane: H2 yield and process characteristics

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3359-3364

  Hwang, Hyun Tae ^a   Greenan, Patrick ^a   Kim, Seung Jin ^a   Varma, Arvind ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia borane; Boric acid; Dehydrogenation; Hydrogen; Hydrogen storage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA BORANE; HYDROGEN RELEASE; ONSET TEMPERATURE; OPERATING CONDITION; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; THERMAL DEHYDROGENATION; TRACE AMOUNTS;

BORIC ACID; BORIDE COATINGS; DEHYDROGENATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TEMPERATURE;

AMMONIA;

EID: 84881665492     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14007     Document Type: Article

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