TY - JOUR
T1 - An ultrasafe hydrogen generator
T2 - Aqueous, alkaline borohydride solutions and Ru catalyst
AU - Amendola, Steven C.
AU - Sharp-Goldman, Stefanie L.
AU - Janjua, M. Saleem
AU - Kelly, Michael T.
AU - Petillo, Phillip J.
AU - Binder, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Mike Strizki of the NJ Department of Transportation for constant encouragement and enlightening technical suggestions. Kudos to Martin M. Pollak and Jerome I. Feldman of GP Strategies for their unfailing enthusiasm and support throughout this effort. This work was partially supported by the State of New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology for which we express our gratitude.
PY - 1999/8/22
Y1 - 1999/8/22
N2 - A novel, simple, convenient, and safe, chemical process generates high purity hydrogen gas on demand from stable, aqueous solutions of sodium borohydride, NaBH4, and ruthenium based (Ru), catalyst. When NaBH4 solution contacts Ru catalyst, it spontaneously hydrolyzes to form H2 gas and sodium borate, a water-soluble, inert salt. When H2 is no longer required, Ru is removed from the solution and H2 generation stops. Since this H2 generator is safer, has quicker response to H2 demand, and is more efficient, than commonly used H2 generators, it is ideal for portable applications.
AB - A novel, simple, convenient, and safe, chemical process generates high purity hydrogen gas on demand from stable, aqueous solutions of sodium borohydride, NaBH4, and ruthenium based (Ru), catalyst. When NaBH4 solution contacts Ru catalyst, it spontaneously hydrolyzes to form H2 gas and sodium borate, a water-soluble, inert salt. When H2 is no longer required, Ru is removed from the solution and H2 generation stops. Since this H2 generator is safer, has quicker response to H2 demand, and is more efficient, than commonly used H2 generators, it is ideal for portable applications.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0039186011
SN - 0569-3772
VL - 44
SP - 864
EP - 866
JO - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
JF - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
IS - 4
ER -