Catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acidtriethanolamine mixture using copper nanoparticles

Sanni, Samuel Eshorame and Alade, Teniola Abayomi and Agboola, Oluranti and Alaba, Peter Adeniyi (2019) Catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acidtriethanolamine mixture using copper nanoparticles. ScienceDirect.

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Abstract

In a bid to compliment the lost reversed fron fossils recent advances in research are tailored towards producing hydrogen as an alternative source of fuel which is aimed at fostering a globally sustainable and reliable energy-economy. In this work, hydrogen was produced from formic acid (FA) using a new technology that involves the use of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) supported on triethanolamine. The CuNP-catalysts of variant concentrations (i.e. 0.6e1.2 M) were synthesized using the conventional chemical deposition method. Also, a novel approach that bothers on the application of the Differential Method of Analysis (DMA) was used in determining the kinetic parameters for the FAdehydrogenation. Based on the results, the volume of H2 produced varied with time, pH, concentration and catalyst-size. At 6 h, the 1 M CuNPs gave the highest volume (815 mL) of hydrogen with corresponding pH, particle size and approximate conversion of 3.19, 1.5 nm and 100% respectively, whereas, over extended periods i.e. over 6 h, the approximate volume-conversions of FA increased insignificantly for all catalysts. According to the investigation, the optimum CuNP-catalyst concentration required to produce 815 mL H2 in 6 h is 1 M. The decomposition was a first-order-type with a rate constant (k-value) of 1.0041 s�1.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Approximate conversion Copper nanoparticles Dehydrogenation First order Hydrogen production Kinetics
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2020 08:08
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2020 08:08
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13128

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