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Well dispersed 2.4 nm Rh nanoparticles (NPs) supported on graphene have been synthesized via a one-step in situ procedure by using methylamine borane (MeAB) as the reducing agent. Compared with other conventional supports, such as carbon black, SiO2, gamma-Al2O3, and the physical mixture of Rh and graphene, the as-prepared Rh NPs supported on graphene exhibit superior catalytic activity towards the hydrolysis of ammonia borane. Kinetic studies of catalytic hydrolysis of amine boranes indicate that the as-synthesized Rh/graphene is first order with respect to Rh concentration. Among all the reported Rh-based catalysts, the Rh/graphene exhibits the highest turnover frequency (TOP) values of 325 and 146 min(-1), the lowest activation energy (Ea) values of 19.7 and 16.4 kJ/mol, toward hydrolysis of ammonia borane (AB) and MeAB, respectively. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.