• 文献标题:   A stable and efficient 3D cobalt-graphene composite catalyst for the hydrolysis of ammonia borane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI MX, HU JT, LU HB
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  • 出版物名称:   CATALYSIS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   2044-4753 EI 2044-4761
  • 通讯作者地址:   Fudan Univ
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1039/c6cy01253a
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Low-cost, stable and highly efficient catalysts are essential for practical energy applications. In this study, branched polyethylenimine (PEI)-decorated graphene oxide (GO) 3D structures were prepared through a hydrothermal reaction. Cobalt (Co) nanoparticles (NPs) were deposited on the PEI-GO 3D structures, forming the desired, low-cost composite catalyst PEI-GO(3D)/Co. The catalyst shows a quite high catalytic activity for the room temperature hydrolysis of ammonia borane, with a turnover frequency of 18.5 mol(H2) min(-1) mol(Co)(-1) and a hydrogen generation rate of 7.68 LH2 min(-1) gCo (-1). The activation energy of the catalyst is relatively low (27.41 kJ mol(-1)), along with an ultrahigh cycle stability, that is, similar to 83% of the initial catalytic activity was retained after 5 catalytic cycles, superior to the majority of non-noble metal catalysts.