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Highly Dispersed Surfactant‐Free Nickel Nanoparticles and Their Remarkable Catalytic Activity in the Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane for Hydrogen Generation
Author(s) -
Li PeiZhou,
Aijaz Arshad,
Xu Qiang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201202055
Subject(s) - ammonia borane , nanomaterial based catalyst , catalysis , hydrogen production , hydrogen storage , hydrolysis , nickel , pulmonary surfactant , chemical engineering , hydrogen , noble metal , nanoparticle , chemistry , materials science , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering
Highly active : Surfactant‐free Ni nanocatalysts were highly dispersed into the nanoporous carbon support MSC‐30 through a dry process, and the obtained Ni@MSC‐30 catalyzed the generation of H 2 from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane at room temperature (see picture). The improvement of the performance of surfactant‐free non‐noble metal nanocatalysts is a promising step toward the application of NH 3 BH 3 as an applicable chemical hydrogen storage material.