Engineering a hollow bowl-like porous carbon-confined Ru–MgO hetero-structured nanopair as a high-performance catalyst for ammonia borane hydrolysis
Jialei Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Jiafu Li, Hao Gang, Donghai Mei, Dongming Yin, Ruiping Deng, Yifeng Zhu, Xingyun Li, Ning Wang, Sameh M. Osman, Yusuke Yamauchi
Abstract
in alkaline solvent. Robust durability is also achieved, with slight deactivation after a ten-cycle test. Combined experimental and theoretical calculations validate the positive function of the interface between Ru and MgO for facilitating H transfer and boosting water activation, thus leading to improved AB hydrolysis performance. This study could be valuable in guiding the upgradation of Ru catalytic systems, to advance their practical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Ammonia boraneCatalysisHydrolysisMaterials scienceAmmoniaPorosityBoraneCarbon fibersChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialComposite numberDehydrogenationEngineeringHydrogen Storage and MaterialsMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction