An efficient TiO2-supported ruthenium (Ru/TiO2) catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation from aqueous potassium borohydride

M. S. Keskin, M. S. Ağirtaş, Şahın, S. Horoz*

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Abstract

In this study, a TiO2-supported ruthenium catalyst (denoted as Ru/TiO2) was facilely synthesized by chemical reduction method without the use of any chemical reducing reagents. Using a 2 wt.% KBH4 + 1 wt.% KOH solution, hydrogen generation rate was as high as 137423.9 mL* min-1 g-1at 30 0C, and apparent activation energy was calculated as 55.48 kJ*mol-1. Compared with similar Ru-based catalysts reported in literature, the Ru/TiO2 catalyst synthesized by chemical reduction method in this study indicates higher catalytic activity and lower apparent activation energy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-287
Number of pages7
JournalDigest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
Volume15
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Characterization
  • Efficient catalyst
  • Hydrogen generation
  • Hydrolysis
  • Kinetics
  • Potassium borohydride
  • Synthesis
  • TiO

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