Electrochemically controlled ON/OFF switching of NaBH4 hydrolysis based on NiMoN@NC for on-demand hydrogen production

Baoying He; Shuxian Zhuang; Xuefeng Tai; Ao Xie; Weihao Lou; Yang Tang; Yongmei Chen; Pingyu Wan

doi:10.1039/d1cc06879b

Electrochemically controlled ON/OFF switching of NaBH₄ hydrolysis based on NiMoN@NC for on-demand hydrogen production

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Feb 3;58(11):1800-1803. doi: 10.1039/d1cc06879b.

Authors

Baoying He¹, Shuxian Zhuang², Xuefeng Tai¹, Ao Xie², Weihao Lou¹, Yang Tang¹, Yongmei Chen², Pingyu Wan²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
² National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment & Accident Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.

PMID: 35040449
DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06879b

Abstract

A facile and novel electrochemically controlled ON/OFF switching of NaBH₄ hydrolysis is proposed for on-demand hydrogen production. A low potential can activate the catalyst to the ON state by promoting the adsorption and hydrolysis of BH₄^-, while a high potential can deactivate the catalyst to the OFF state by inhibiting the chemical hydrolysis.