Investigation of catalytic performance in hydrolysis of N2H4BH3 of Rh nanoclusters supported active C that an effecti̇ve catalyst

In this study, Rhodium (0) nanoclusters on the activated carbon (C) were formed by reduction of the rhodium (III) salt in the aqueous phase to the activated carbon (C) surface, which is the solid support material, by reduction of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) from suitable reducing agents. Experimental method for the preparation of rhodium (0) nanoclusters; Processes were carried out using particle size, temperature, solvent and reductant parameters. The resulting solid catalytic material, inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), powder-X-ray diffraction (P-XRD) analytical methods. The kinetics of the dehydrogenation reaction of hydrazine-borane (N2H4BH3) in the presence of the Rh@C catalyst with catalytic activity of the Rh (0) nanoparticles determined in the structure of the activated carbon (C); different substrate and catalyst concentrations and temperature were examined. The velocity equation and activation parameters (Arrhenius activation energy (Ea), activation enthalpy (H#) and activation entropy (S#) values) of the dehydrogenation reaction of hydrazine-borane were calculated using kinetic data from experimental studies.