Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ming-Yue Ju, Yu Guo, Xi-Meng Chen, Xuenian Chen
Summary: The research found that the reaction of sodium amidoborane with NiBr2 can produce black precipitate 1, leading to the isolation and characterization of hydrolysis product Ni-B (2), both of which can catalyze the formation of Na[BH3(NH2BH2)(2)H]. CoCl2 was observed to have similar performance to NiBr2, providing a new method for the synthesis of Na[BH3(NH2BH2)(2)H].
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuzhen Ge, Xuetao Qin, Aowen Li, Yuchen Deng, Lili Lin, Mengtao Zhang, Qiaolin Yu, Siwei Li, Mi Peng, Yao Xu, Xueyao Zhao, Mingquan Xu, Wu Zhou, Siyu Yao, Ding Ma
Summary: This study reports the synthesis of highly dispersed CoNi bimetallic catalysts on alpha-MoC surface through the strong metal support interaction (SMSI) effect. The as-synthesized CoNi/alpha-MoC catalysts exhibited robust and synergistic performance for hydrogen production from hydrolysis of ammonia borane, with metal-normalized activity surpassing all previously reported noble metal-free catalysts and being four times higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zachary X. Giustra, Gang Chen, Monica Vasiliu, Abhijeet Karkamkar, Tom Autrey, David A. Dixon, Shih-Yuan Liu
Summary: The research determined the reaction order and activation parameters for spontaneous hydrogen release from cyclic amine boranes, specifically 1,2-BN-cyclohexane and 3-methyl-1,2-BN-cyclopentane in tetraglyme. Computational analysis identified a mechanism involving catalytic substrate activation by a ring-opened form of 1 or 2 consistent with experimental observations.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xue Zhao, Hanyue Hu, Guo Li, Jiaqi Cai, Yi Wang, Guangyin Fan
Summary: In this paper, a low-temperature regulation (LTR) method is proposed for the synthesis of highly dispersed ultrafine Pd nanoparticles, which exhibit excellent catalytic performance in the dehydrogenation of ammonia borane. The addition of NaOH further enhances the catalytic activity, and the Pd/NPC-LTR catalyst shows good stability and reusability even after multiple cycles.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kevin Turani-I-Belloto, Carlos A. Castilla-Martinez, Didier Cot, Eddy Petit, Sofian Benarib, Umit B. Demirci
Summary: Ammonia borane NH3BH3 can be nano sized by confinement into various materials, showing improved dehydrogenation properties. Challenges and opportunities in developing nanosized ammonia borane are discussed to gain a better understanding of its potential.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rodrigo Gil-San-Millan, Magdalena Koziel, Wojciech Bury
Summary: The development of efficient, safe, and lightweight hydrogen storage and delivery systems is crucial for the realization of the Hydrogen Economy. This study presents a methodology for the development of nanocatalysts using porphyrinic multi-variate metal-organic frameworks (MTV-MOFs), which yield dispersed nanoalloys and demonstrate synergistic effects in the catalytic dehydrogenation of hydrogen molecular carriers.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Maoping Ye, Jie Wu, Guangyin Fan
Summary: This study demonstrates the utilization of hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets encapsulated Co as a support for Ru nanoparticles to enhance hydrogen production from AB hydrolysis. The catalyst shows high catalytic activity and good reusability.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ting Sun, Rui Lu, Yan Long, Qianggen Li, Jie Wu, Guangyin Fan
Summary: In this study, Ni@CN composite prepared by pre-absorption of nickel nitrate on bamboo fungus is used as a matrix to synthesize Rh/Ni@CN hybrid, which serves as a magnetically recoverable catalyst for hydrogen generation from AB hydrolysis. The catalyst shows outstanding catalytic activity and reusability, providing an eco-friendly and efficient strategy for fabricating high-performance catalysts in catalytic applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Camel Makhloufi, Nouaamane Kezibri
Summary: Hydrogen plays a crucial role in integrating renewable electricity into the energy mix efficiently, but building a sustainable Hydrogen Economy faces challenges in the value chain, particularly in large-scale production and storage. Storing renewable hydrogen in the form of green ammonia is a promising solution to unlock existing infrastructure for bulk storage and export.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xi-Meng Chen, Yi Jing, Jia-Xin Kang, Na Zhang, Chen Zhang, Xin Jiang, Xuenian Chen
Summary: This article reports a new boron compound and its synthesis and application research. The formation mechanism of the compound was elucidated through experimental and theoretical studies, and the molecular structure was illustrated for the first time. In addition, another boron compound was successfully synthesized using this compound as a starting material.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Claire N. Brodie, Timothy M. Boyd, Lia Sotorrios, David E. Ryan, Eimear Magee, Steven Huband, James S. Town, Guy C. Lloyd-Jones, David M. Haddleton, Stuart A. Macgregor, Andrew S. Weller
Summary: The study demonstrates the selective synthesis of N-methylpolyaminoborane using a specific air-tolerant precatalyst, revealing the reaction mechanism and key steps involved. This provides a theoretical basis for further research in this field.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yong Cheng, Dan Wang, Xiuxiu Wang, Ying-Hua Zhou
Summary: In this study, a high-efficiency tandem catalyst CuO-Ru-0.3@Co3O4 was synthesized for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane (AB) and the hydrogenation of nitrobenzenes (NBs). The catalyst showed high activity and good cyclic stability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Animesh Hajari, Binayak Roy, Pratibha Sharma
Summary: Ammonia borane is a promising hydrogen storage material with high hydrogen content, but regeneration from dehydrogenated products is essential for sustainable use. In this work, acetone was used as a reagent to aid in the regeneration process of ammonia borane and its products, achieving an overall regeneration yield of 68% and a conversion yield of 83%.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ning Wang, Qiming Sun, Tianjun Zhang, Alvaro Mayoral, Lin Li, Xue Zhou, Jun Xu, Peng Zhang, Jihong Yu
Summary: Supported metal catalysts prepared using impregnation method often suffer from poor dispersion and thermal stability. In this study, it was demonstrated that self-pillared MFI zeolite nanosheets are ideal supports for immobilizing ultrasmall metal clusters, exhibiting excellent catalytic performance in various reactions.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jinrong Huo, Kai Zhang, Haocong Wei, Ling Fu, Chenxu Zhao, Chaozheng He, Xincheng Hu
Summary: This paper describes the catalytic processes of ammonia borane dehydrogenation from different ways and their suitability for various application scenarios. Through this review, we can gain a preliminary understanding of the AB dehydrogenation reaction.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xilun Zhang, Lin Liu, Ji Feng, Xiaohua Ju, Jiemin Wang, Teng He, Ping Chen
Summary: The use of Pr2O3 support with high density of basic sites and abundant oxygen vacancies, along with strong metal-support interaction, effectively enhances the activity of Ru nanoparticles for ammonia decomposition, resulting in superior catalytic performance of Ru/Pr2O3.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xin Zhang, Wenxuan Zhang, Lingchao Zhang, Zhenguo Huang, Jianjiang Hu, Mingxia Gao, Hongge Pan, Yongfeng Liu
Summary: Synthesizing nanostructured lithium borohydride without any supports can effectively improve its hydrogen storage reversibility. The resulting nano-LiBH4 shows superior hydrogen desorption and absorption capacity under high temperature and pressure, mainly due to the effective suppression of foaming.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chao Han, Weijie Li, Jiazhao Wang, Zhenguo Huang
Summary: The performance of transition metal-based catalysts in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) can be significantly improved by creating vacancies, such as through the fabrication of vacancy-rich Ni nanosheets.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Amir H. Navidpour, Ahmad Hosseinzadeh, John L. Zhou, Zhenguo Huang
Summary: Photocatalysis is widely used for organic pollutant degradation, with TiO2 and ZnO as the best candidates. Agglomeration and recycling are challenges in practical applications. Advanced deposition processes provide promising structures. Photoelectrocatalysis shows higher efficiency for persistent organic pollutant degradation.
CATALYSIS REVIEWS-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhuanghe Ren, Xin Zhang, Zhenguo Huang, Jianjiang Hu, Yangzhong Li, Shiyou Zheng, Mingxia Gao, Hongge Pan, Yongfeng Liu
Summary: Nanosized TiH2 flakes were successfully synthesized through a one-pot solvothermal process and epitaxially grown on graphene surface. The generation of Cl· radicals and unsaturated C=C bonds during the reaction of TiCl4 with THF promoted the formation of TiH2. The nanoflake-like TiH2 enabled outstanding hydrogen storage performance of NaAlH4.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Chao Han, Rui Han, Xin Zhang, Zhimei Xu, Weijie Li, Yusuke Yamauchi, Zhenguo Huang
Summary: Due to its unique properties, borophene has attracted significant attention from researchers. Currently, the experimentally prepared borophene is grown on substrates and free-standing forms have not been obtained yet, limiting its applications. Functionalized borophene can improve structural stability and generate new physical and chemical properties, leading to a wider range of applications.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sonu Kumar, Andrey Lyalin, Zhenguo Huang, Tetsuya Taketsugu
Summary: This study explores the catalytic activity and reaction pathway of oxygen functionalized hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes. It is found that the synergy of >B-O-O-B< and >B-O-B< active sites at the zigzag edges of h-BN is crucial for the reaction. The ODH reaction temperature decreases with the increase in molecular mass of the light alkanes. The charge redistribution and localized oxygen atomic states during H-transfers provide possible descriptors for the design of new catalysts.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yongyang Zhu, Shaoyang Shen, Liuzhang Ouyang, Jiangwen Liu, Hui Wang, Zhenguo Huang, Min Zhu
Summary: This study reports an economical method to synthesize Mg(BH4)(2) by converting B-O bonds in widely available borates or boric acid to B-H. This method avoids expensive boron sources and high pressure and temperature conditions, significantly reducing costs, and could be an alternative to the current synthesis processes of Mg(BH4)(2).
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xuefei Wang, Chao Han, Haitao Li, Panpan Su, Na Ta, Yanfu Ma, Zhenguo Huang, Jian Liu
Summary: Dual heteroatom-doped carbons, especially boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon, have attracted significant research attention in the field of energy storage and conversion. In this study, monodispersed hierarchical porous B,N@C nanocages were fabricated through the pyrolysis of zeolite imidazole framework, resulting in high catalytic activity for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuefei Wang, Tianyi Liu, Haitao Li, Chao Han, Panpan Su, Na Ta, San Ping Jiang, Biao Kong, Jian Liu, Zhenguo Huang
Summary: The article explores the importance of mass transfer in catalytic processes, specifically in the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by tailoring the pore sizes. By employing a confined-etching strategy, boron-and nitrogen-doped carbon (B,N@C) electrocatalysts with abundant active sites but different porous structures were fabricated. The ORR performance was found to be correlated with reactant diffusion, with the optimized B,N@C catalysts featuring trimodal-porous structures demonstrating enhanced O2 diffusion and improved activity per heteroatomic site. The study highlights the significance of nanoarchitecture engineering in catalysts and provides insights into optimizing structures with abundant active sites and enhanced mass transfer.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Peirong Chen, Liuzhang Ouyang, Chengguang Lang, Hao Zhong, Jiangwen Liu, Hui Wang, Zhenguo Huang, Min Zhu
Summary: In this study, a controllable synthesis of heterophase molybdenum carbides (MoC/Mo2C) using a simple ball milling method without external thermal input was reported. The obtained MoC/Mo2C catalysts exhibited excellent HER electrocatalytic activity and durability at all pH conditions compared to MoC or Mo2C alone. The in situ formed interface of MoC/Mo2C was identified as the key factor in improving the electrocatalytic activity. This fabrication method is cheap and effective in generating heterophase interfaces, which can be employed in many other fields where interface engineering is needed.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Lingchao Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wenxuan Zhang, Zhenguo Huang, Fang Fang, Juan Li, Limei Yang, Changdong Gu, Wenping Sun, Mingxia Gao, Hongge Pan, Yongfeng Liu
Summary: High thermal stability and sluggish absorption/desorption kinetics are limitations for using MgH2 as a hydrogen storage medium. Introducing a suitable catalyst, such as the novel nanoparticulate ZrNi, can significantly improve the hydrogen storage properties. The catalytic reaction of nano-ZrNi during the first de-/hydrogenation cycle forms active species that enhance the breaking and rebonding of H-H bonds and provide multiple hydrogen diffusion channels, leading to remarkably improved hydrogen absorption and desorption capabilities.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xin Zhang, Xuelian Zhang, Lingchao Zhang, Zhenguo Huang, Limei Yang, Mingxia Gao, Changdong Gu, Wenping Sun, Hongge Pan, Yongfeng Liu
Summary: High operating temperatures and sluggish kinetics are obstacles for the practical application of MgH2 as a solid hydrogen carrier. This study investigates the catalytic activity of nanostructured niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and explores the relationship between nanoparticle size, morphology, and catalytic activity. The results demonstrate that the primary particle size is the decisive factor in the catalytic activity of Nb2O5, enabling dehydrogenation at low temperatures and higher reactivity due to the formation of more uniform and finer Nb-based active species when ball-milled with MgH2.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Amir Hossein Navidpour, Javad Safaei, Guojin Zhang, Amin Mojiri, Bing-Jie Ni, Zhenguo Huang, John L. Zhou
Summary: This research investigated the decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using immobilized ZnO nanoparticles through electrophoretic deposition in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis. ZnO nanoparticles show high potential for PFOA degradation due to their process performance, application under visible light exposure, and cost-effectiveness. The study found that the addition of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) could enhance PFOA photocatalytic decomposition over ZnO films, and both UV irradiation and visible light exposure were effective in initiating PFOA degradation. The research also demonstrated the excellent degradation performance of ZnO in photoelectrocatalysis, despite the potential ZnO corrosion caused by PMS.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pinjuan Zou, Jun Liu, Zhenguo Huang, Renzong Hu, Liuzhang Ouyang
Summary: Phenylphosphonic acid (PPOA) has been proposed as a new additive for carbonate electrolytes, which enhances cycling stability in both symmetric cells and full cells by reducing the nucleus size and boosting the nucleation quantity during the plating process.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
