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Copper-cobalt foams as active and stable catalysts for hydrogen release by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride

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The progress of hydrogen generation by sodium borohydride hydrolysis depends highly on the development of efficient catalysts based on non-noble metals such as cobalt. However, such catalysts undergo extensive deactivation which has a detrimental effect on their stability. Herein, highly porous copper and cobalt-based bimetallic foams, CuxCo100-x (x = 0-100 at%), produced by electrodeposition using the dynamic hydrogen bubble template are reported. The chemical composition of the foams was optimized in order to enhance specific surface area and improve their catalytic activity and stability as heterogeneous catalysts for sodium borohydride hydrolysis. Among the tested catalysts, copper-rich samples like Cu85Co15 are slightly more active than Co-100 and above all, they are less sensitive to deactivation by borates adsorption. Porous copper-rich foams were found to be an alternative to cobalt as low-cost, active and stable heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Electrodeposition Copper-cobalt metallic foams Sodium borohydride Hydrolysis

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EUGÉNIO, Sónia; [et al.]; - Copper-cobalt foams as active and stable catalysts for hydrogen release by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride. International journal of hydrogen energy. ISSN 0360-3199. Vol. 41, N.º 20 (2016), pp. 8438-8448

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