Boron hydrides, high potential hydrogen storage materials [[electronic resource] /] / Umit B. Demirci and Philippe Miele, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 665.8/1
• Soggetto topico: Hydrogen - Storage - Materials; Boranes
• Altri autori: DemirciUmit B MielePhilippe
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- BORON HYDRIDES, HIGH POTENTIAL HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS -- BORON HYDRIDES, HIGH POTENTIAL HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 SOLID-STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 2. Issues Encountering Hydrogen Economy -- 3. Hydrogen Storage Issue -- 3.1 Technical Targets -- 3.2 Physical Methods for Hydrogen Storage -- 3.2.1 High Pressure Storage -- 3.2.2 Cryogenic Storage -- 3.3 Chemical Methods for Hydrogen Storage -- 4. Solids for Hydrogen Storage or Chemical Storage -- 4.1 Adsorption in Porous Materials -- 4.1.1 Activated Carbons including Carbon Nanostructures -- 4.1.2 Hydrogen Physisorption in other Materials -- 4.2 Storage by Absorption -- 4.2.1 Metal Hydrides -- 4.2.2 Complex Hydrides -- 4.2.3 Storage via Chemical Reactions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 BORON HYDRIDES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Boron Compounds -- 2.1 Borides -- 2.2 Boron Hydrides -- 2.3 Boron Halides -- 2.4 Boron-Oxygen Compounds -- 2.5 Boron-Nitrogen Compounds -- 2.6 Other Boron-Based Compounds -- 2.7 Summary -- 3. Borohydrides -- 3.1 All of the Borohydrides -- 3.2 Thermolysis of Borohydrides -- 3.3 Hydrolysis of Borohydrides -- 3.4 Safety Data -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4. Ammoniaborane and its Derivatives -- 4.1 Ammoniaborane -- 4.2 Amidoboranes -- 4.3 Safety Data -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 LITHIUM BOROHYDRIDE: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND THERMAL DECOMPOSITION -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis Methods -- 3. Crystal Structures -- 4. Ionic Superconduction -- 5. Thermal Decomposition -- 6. Hydrogen Release Enhancement by Catalysts Addition -- 7. Modification of Hydrogen Release by Confinement into Nanoporous Carbons -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 HYDROGEN CYCLE WITH SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE -- Abstract -- 1. Importance of Sodium Borohydride in Hydrogen Cycle. ; 2. Sodium Borohydride Production Techniques -- 2.1. Borax Reactions -- 2.2. Trimetyl Borate Reactions -- 2.3. NaBH4 Reactions -- 3. Dehydrogenation of NaBH4 and its usage as Hydrogen Carrier -- 3.1. Thermal Dehydrogenation -- 3.2. Catalytic Dehydrogenation -- 3.2.1. Alkaline Hydrolysis Solution -- 3.2.2. Water Requirement for Hydrolysis -- 3.2.3. Catalyst Preparation and its Effect on Hydrolysis -- 3.2.4. Supported Materials of Heterogeneous Catalysts -- 3.2.5. Processing Magnetic Catalysts -- 3.2.6. Co-Ni Couple Catalysts and Reaction Mechanism -- 3.2.7. Electrochemical Catalysts -- 3.2.8. Fuel Cell Application of Catalytic Hydrolysis -- 4. NaBO2 Recycle -- 5. NaBO2-Borax Conversion -- 6. Characterization of NaBH4 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 POTENTIAL AND LIMITATION OF THE DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELL. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE BOROHYDRIDE OXIDATION REACTION (BOR) MECHANISM AND KINETICS ON GOLD ELECTROCATALYSTS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 2.1 Reagents and Solutions -- 2.2 On-Line Electrochemical Mass Spectroscopy (OLEMSlems) -- 2.3 Ftir FTIR Spectroscopy -- 2.4 CV and EIS -- 3. The Ideal Reactant for DBFC -- 3.1 Fuel Composition for DBFC -- 3.2 Alternative Reactants -- 3.3 Fuel Monitoring -- 4. Principle of Operation of a DBFC -- 4.1 Basics and Performance -- 4.2 Influence of the Electrode Geometry and Reactant Channel Design -- 4.3 Membrane and Electrode Materials -- 5. Survey of the BOR on Gold -- 5.1 Is Gold Inactive Regarding the Heterogeneous Hydrolysis of BH4- Aanion? -- 5.2 Evidencing the BOR Intermediates on Gold by FTIR Spectroscopy -- 5.3 Towards a Simplified BOR Pathway for Gold Electrodes -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6 CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF LIGHT METAL BOROHYDRIDES -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Crystal Structures -- LiBH4 -- NaBH4 -- KBH4 -- NH4BH4 -- Be(BH4)2 -- Mg(BH4)2. ; Ca(BH4)2 -- Mn(BH4)2 -- Al(BH4)3 -- LiK(BH4)2 -- MSc(BH4)4 (M = Li, Na) -- MZn2(BH4)5 (M = Li, Na) -- NaZn(BH4)3 -- Structural Evolution under Non-Ambient Conditions -- Diffraction Studies of the Stability Regions and Structure Evolution under External Stimuli -- Phenomenological and Crystal-Chemical Analysis of the Mechanisms of the Phase Transitions -- Crystal Chemistry -- Geometry of the BH4 Group -- BH4…M and BH4…BH4 Contacts -- Chemical Destabilization: Mixed-Cation and Mixed-Anion Borohydrides -- Chemical Destabilization: Substitution in the BH4 Group -- References -- Chapter 7 AMMONIA BORANE: THERMOLYSIS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ammonia Borane -- 3. Solid Neat Ammonia Borane Thermolysis -- 3.1 The Induction Period -- 3.2 The First Reaction Step -- 3.3 The Second Reaction Step -- 3.4 The Third Reaction Step -- 4. Thermolysis of Neat Ammonia Borane in Solution -- 5. Catalyzed Ammonia Borane Thermolysis -- 5.1 Catalyzed Solid State Ammonia Borane -- 5.2 Catalyzed Ammonia Borane in Solution -- 6. Ammonia Borane Compounds Thermolysis -- 6.1 Solid State Ammonia Borane Compounds Thermolysis -- 7. Supported Ammonia Borane Thermolysis -- 8. Regeneration of Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation Products -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 AMMONIA BORANE: HYDROLYSIS AND ELECTROOXIDATION -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ammonia Borane Hydrolysis -- 2.1 Concept -- 2.2 State-of-the-Art -- 2.2.1 Transition Metal Catalyst -- 2.2.2 Effective Gravimetric Hydrogen Storage Capacity -- 2.2.3 Recycling of the Reaction by-Products -- 2.3 Ammonia Borane versus Sodium Borohydride -- 3. Ammonia Borane Electrooxidation -- 3.1 Direct Liquid Fuel Cells -- 3.2 Basics -- 3.3 State-of-the-art and Issues -- 3.4 Direct Ammonia Borane Fuel Cell Vversus Direct Borohydride Ffuel Cell -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 METAL AMIDOBORANES -- Abstract. ; Introduction -- Syntheses -- Structures and Crystal Chemistry -- 1. Metal Amidoboranes -- 2. Other Amidoborane Complexes -- Dehydrogenation Properties -- 1. Lithium Amidoborane -- 2. Sodium Amidoborane -- 3. Calcium Amidoborane -- 4. Structural Characteristics Responsible for the Dehydrogenation Properties -- 5. Other Amidoborane Complexes -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 10 CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK: WHICH FUTURE FOR BORON HYDRIDES? -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current Potentials of the Boron Hydrides -- 2.1 Borohydrides -- 2.2 Ammonia Borane and Amidoboranes -- 2.3 Summary -- 3. Always the same Challenges -- 3.1 Hydrogen Production and Distribution -- 3.2 Hydrogen Storage -- 3.3 Summary -- 4. The Most Critical Challenges Facing Boron Hydrides -- 4.1 Effective Storage Capacity -- 4.2 Storage Reversibility -- 4.3 Summary -- 5. Greenness Considerations -- 5.1 Green Chemistry -- 5.2 Greenness of the Boron Hydrides -- 5.3 Summary -- Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Boron hydrides, high potential hydrogen storage materials
• ISBN: 1-61470-326-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827129103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Chemistry research and applications series.