Catalytic hydrolysis of sodium borohydride in an auto-thermal fixed-bed reactor

被引:44
作者
Zhang, Q. [1 ]
Smith, G. [1 ]
Wu, Y. [1 ]
Mohring, R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Millennium Cell Inc, Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA
关键词
hydrogen storage; sodium borohydride; catalyst durability; heterogeneous catalysis;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.07.008
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Catalytic hydrolysis of sodium borohydride is a promising technology for hydrogen storage. In this study, we report the performance of Millennium Cell Hydrogen on Demand (TM) (HOD (TM)) hydrogen storage system using a supported catalyst. Dynamic reactor startup and response characteristics were measured using a fixed-bed catalyst reactor at various hydrogen demand conditions. The catalyst reactor was operated without need of fuel preheating. Catalyst durability of more than 700 h was demonstrated with a sodium borchydride conversion over 95% at a liquid feed hourly space velocity (LHSV) of about 15 h(-1) and under a system pressure of 483 kPa. (c) 2005 International Association for Hydrogen Energy., Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:961 / 965
页数:5
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