Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution of NaBH<sub>4</sub> Hydrolysis by Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported on Bagasse-Derived Porous Carbon
Yiting Bu,
Jiaxi Liu,
Hailiang Chu,
Sheng Wei,
Qingqing Yin,
Li Kang,
Xiaoshuang Luo,
Lixian Sun,
Fen Xu,
Pengru Huang,
Federico Rosei,
Aleskey A. Pimerzin,
Hans Juergen Seifert,
Yong Du,
Jianchuan Wang
Affiliations
Yiting Bu
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Jiaxi Liu
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Hailiang Chu
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Sheng Wei
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Qingqing Yin
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Li Kang
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Xiaoshuang Luo
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Lixian Sun
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Fen Xu
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Pengru Huang
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Federico Rosei
Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes, Québec, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
Aleskey A. Pimerzin
Chemical Department, Samara State Technical University, 443100 Samara, Russia
Hans Juergen Seifert
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials-Applied Materials Physics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Yong Du
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Jianchuan Wang
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
As a promising hydrogen storage material, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) exhibits superior stability in alkaline solutions and delivers 10.8 wt.% theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. Nevertheless, its hydrolysis reaction at room temperature must be activated and accelerated by adding an effective catalyst. In this study, we synthesize Co nanoparticles supported on bagasse-derived porous carbon (Co@xPC) for catalytic hydrolytic dehydrogenation of NaBH4. According to the experimental results, Co nanoparticles with uniform particle size and high dispersion are successfully supported on porous carbon to achieve a Co@150PC catalyst. It exhibits particularly high activity of hydrogen generation with the optimal hydrogen production rate of 11086.4 mLH2∙min−1∙gCo−1 and low activation energy (Ea) of 31.25 kJ mol−1. The calculation results based on density functional theory (DFT) indicate that the Co@xPC structure is conducive to the dissociation of [BH4]−, which effectively enhances the hydrolysis efficiency of NaBH4. Moreover, Co@150PC presents an excellent durability, retaining 72.0% of the initial catalyst activity after 15 cycling tests. Moreover, we also explored the degradation mechanism of catalyst performance.
