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Hydrogen generation from NaBH4 hydrolysis catalyzed by nanoporous Co100−xNix (x = 1, 5, 10 and 15) solid solutions

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Nanoporous Co100-xNix (x = 1, 5, 10 and 15) solid solutions were synthesized using the chemical coprecipitation followed by hydrogen reduction method and applied as catalysts for the efficient hydrogen generation from NaBH4 hydrolysis. The obtained catalysts are composed of hcp- and fcc-(Co,Ni) solid solutions phases, and exhibit the special three-dimensional nanoporous structure. With increasing the Ni content, the hydrogen generation rate (HGR) of NaBH4 hydrolysis catalyzed by Co100-xNix solid solutions decreased slightly, whereas the cycling stability of the catalyst can be improved. The HGR remains as much as 73% of the initial value after five times of catalysis for Co85Ni15. This work contributes to the development of advanced non-noble metal-based catalysts for efficient and long-term hydrogen generation from NaBH4 hydrolysis.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52071001), Key Research and Development Program of Anhui Province of China (No. 2022l07020011), Scientific Research Foundation of Education Department of Anhui Province of China (No. 2022AH010025 and 2022AH050341).

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    Anyang Bao, Xiao Zhuang, Zhao Li, Cuizhen Yang, Guoqiang Liu & Dongming Liu

  2. Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Conversion and Solid-State Storage of Hydrogen & Electricity, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, Anhui, China

    Cuizhen Yang, Guoqiang Liu & Dongming Liu

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Bao, A., Zhuang, X., Li, Z. et al. Hydrogen generation from NaBH4 hydrolysis catalyzed by nanoporous Co100−xNix (x = 1, 5, 10 and 15) solid solutions. Reac Kinet Mech Cat (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-024-02643-9

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