AMINE BORANE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF TERNARY CoAgPd NANOPARTICLES AS EFFICIENT CATALYST FOR DEHYDROGENATION OF FORMIC ACID

摘要

Fuel cell technology is considered to be the next generation of energy solutions for fixed systems, portable electronic devices and vehicles. Hydrogen is a kind of ideal fuel for its high energy density, and environmental friendliness. Controlled storage and release of hydrogen is the well-known technological barriers in the fuel cell based hydrogen economy. For the recent years, formic acid (FA), a major product of biomass processing, has attracted considerable attention as a safe and convenient hydrogen storage material for its high hydrogen content, nontoxicity, liquid at room temperature and easy recharging ability. The decomposition of FA can be happened in two ways, dehydrogenation way (Eq. 1) and dehydration way (Eq. 2). The dehydration way should be avoided because CO is toxic to the fuel cell catalysts.