Abstract
The hydrogen release properties of the graphene supported Pd (Pd-G) catalysts doped LiBH4 were systematically investigated. It was found that the onset hydrogen desorption temperature of the LiBH4 doped with 5wt.% Pd-G-60 (with 60wt.% Pd loading) catalyst was about 105°C lower than that of the pure LiBH4 milled under the same conditions, and the other main dehydrogenation peaks of the Pd-G-60 doped LiBH4 were shifted to 410 and 605°C with an increased total weight loss of 12.6wt.%. Moreover, the dehydrogenation enthalpy was reduced from 74kJmol−1 H2 for the pure LiBH4 to ca. 43kJmol−1 H2 for the 15wt.% Pd-G-60 doped LiBH4. Importantly, the reversible rehydrogenation process was achieved under 3MPa H2 at 400oC for 10h, and a capacity of ca. 6.6wt.% was obtained in the 30th cycle, which should be attributed to the evenly dispersed Pd nanoparticles. Meanwhile, LiBH4 was reformed and one new product, B16H20, was detected after the rehydrogenation process.
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