Advancing Catalysts by Nanoconfinement and Catalysis for Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Magnesium Borohydride: A Review

Md Abdul Wahab; Ifra Urooj; Manzar Sohail; Mohammad Rezaul Karim; Ibrahim A Alnaser; Ahmed Abdala; Rezwanul Haque

doi:10.1002/asia.202400174

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Advancing Catalysts by Nanoconfinement and Catalysis for Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Magnesium Borohydride: A Review

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Advancing Catalysts by Nanoconfinement and Catalysis for Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Magnesium Borohydride: A Review

Md Abdul Wahab, Ifra Urooj, Manzar Sohail, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Ibrahim A Alnaser, Ahmed Abdala and Rezwanul Haque

Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Vol.19(16), pp.1-21

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400174

PMID: 38862390

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Hydrogen storage in solid-state materials represents a highly promising avenue for advancing hydrogen storage technologies, driven by their potential for high efficiency, reduced risk, and cost-effectiveness. Among these materials, magnesium borohydride (Mg(BH4)2), hereafter denoted as MBH, stands out for its exceptional characteristics, boasting a gravimetric capacity of 14.9 wt% and a volumetric hydrogen density capacity of 146 kg/m3. However, the practical application of MBH is impeded by challenges such as high desorption temperatures (≥ 270°C), sluggish kinetics, poor reversibility, and the formation of unexpected byproducts like diborane. To meet these, extensive research efforts have been directed towards enhancing the hydrogen storage properties of MBH. This review provides a comprehensive survey of recent advancements in MBH research, with a particular focus on experimental findings related to nanoconfined MBH and modified thermodynamic processes aimed at enabling hydrogen release at lower temperatures by mitigating sluggish kinetics. Specifically, nanostructuring techniques, catalyst-mediated nanoconfinement methodologies, and alloy/compositional modifications will be elucidated, highlighting their potential to enhance hydrogen storage properties and overcome existing limitations. Furthermore, this review discusses the challenges encountered in the utilization of MBH for hydrogen storage applications and offers insights into the future prospects of this material.

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Title: Advancing Catalysts by Nanoconfinement and Catalysis for Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Magnesium Borohydride: A Review
Authors: Md Abdul Wahab (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Ifra Urooj - National University of Sciences and Technology
Manzar Sohail - National University of Sciences and Technology
Mohammad Rezaul Karim - King Saud University
Ibrahim A Alnaser - King Saud University
Ahmed Abdala - Texas A&M University at Qatar
Rezwanul Haque - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Publication details: Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Vol.19(16), pp.1-21
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400174
ISSN: 1861-471X
PMID: 38862390
Copyright note: © 2024 The Authors. Chemistry - An Asian Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Data Availability: The data that support the findings of this study are availablefrom the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991034797902621
Output Type: Journal article

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