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Title: Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of ammonia boranes

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1165735· OSTI ID:1165735
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  1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

Several effective homogeneous catalysts for the dehydrogenation of amine boranes have been developed. The best catalyst uses an iridium complex, and is capable of dehydrogenating H3NBH3 (AB) and CH3NH2BH3 (MeAB) at comparable rates. Thermodynamic measurements using this catalyst demonstrate that the dehydrogenation of AB and MeAB is substantially exothermic, which has important implications for regeneration.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-05GO15057
OSTI ID:
1165735
Report Number(s):
DOE-UW-15057
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English