Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride with a Bimetallic Solid-State Co-Fe Complex Catalyst

Sahin Ö., Kilinc D., Saka C.

SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.50, no.13, pp.2051-2059, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 13
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01496395.2015.1016040
  • Journal Name: SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2051-2059
  • Keywords: cobalt-iron complex catalysts, sodium borohydride hydrolysis, hydrogen generation, COBALT-PHOSPHORUS CATALYSTS, AL-CU, GENERATION, NANOCLUSTERS, PERFORMANCE, KINETICS
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The addition of the active non-noble metal species on a ligand can influence the catalytic performance of catalyst. In the present work, a new bi-metallic solid-state complex catalyst system, including 4-4'-methylene bis(2,6-diethyl) aniline-3,5-di-tert-butylsalisilaldimin ligand and Fe and Co metal salts are prepared for hydrogen generation by catalytic hydrolysis of NaBH4. It was found that the Co/Fe mixture ratio, temperature, NaBH4, and NaOH concentrations, all exert considerable influence on the catalytic effectiveness of Co-Fe complex catalyst towards the hydrolysis reaction of NaBH4. The results suggested that the optimal mixture percentage of Co-Fe complex catalyst is 80:20. The obtained complex catalysts are characterized by XRD, FT-IR, and SEM techniques.