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Catalytic effect and reaction mechanism of Ti doped in NaAlH4: A review

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Catalytic effect and hydrogen reaction mechanism of Ti doped in NaAlH4 were elaborated in this paper, and current viewpoints about Ti active species in hydrogen reaction were discussed. In a further step, the possibility and practicality of the hydrogen reaction mechanism of Ti-doped NaAlH4 were elucidated. They could be summarized as follows: while the current theory about the hydrogen reaction mechanism of Ti-doped NaAlH4 should be further improved and modified, the research on Ti-doped NaAlH4 would be a recommendable pattern for the catalyst research in other metal complex hydrides.

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    Qiang Wang, YunGui Chen, ChaoLing Wu & MingDa Tao

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Wang, Q., Chen, Y., Wu, C. et al. Catalytic effect and reaction mechanism of Ti doped in NaAlH4: A review. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 1784–1788 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0234-4

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