Development of a continuous hydrogen generator fueled by ammonia borane for portable fuel cell applications

Yongmin Kim; Yujong Kim; Shinyoung Yeo; Kibeom Kim; Katherine Jung-Eun Koh; Jung Eun Seo; Seock Jae Shin; Dae Ki Choi; Chang Won Yoon; Suk Woo Nam

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.11.045

Development of a continuous hydrogen generator fueled by ammonia borane for portable fuel cell applications

Yongmin Kim, Yujong Kim, Shinyoung Yeo, Kibeom Kim, Katherine Jung-Eun Koh, Jung Eun Seo, Seock Jae Shin, Dae Ki Choi, Chang Won Yoon, Suk Woo Nam

GREEN SCHOOL (Graduate School of Energy and Environment)

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Abstract

Thermally-induced dehydrogenation from a mixture of ammonia borane (AB) and a chemical promoter, tetraethyleneglycol dimethylether (T4EGDE) (AB:T4EGDE = 79:21, wt%) has been demonstrated as an efficient method for hydrogen production at 85-145 °C. We further build on these prior results to create a continuous H₂ generator fueled by solid AB beads. The as-developed H₂ generator releases ca. 2 equiv of hydrogen autothermally during operation by utilizing excess heat produced from AB dehydrogenation without any external heater. A purifying system equipped with acidic filter materials is further utilized to remove gaseous byproducts other than hydrogen. The H ₂ generator shows a rapid H₂-release rate up to 3.3 l(H₂) min^-1 with fast load-following capability. The as-developed H₂ generator is ultimately integrated with a commercial 200 W_e polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) to test its capability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-178
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.11.045
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Hydrogen Energy R&D Center, one of the 21st Century Frontier R&D Program, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea . Part of this work was also supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MEST) (the New Renewable Energy Program, NO. 20113030040020 ).

Keywords

Ammonia borane
Continuous hydrogen generation
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
Solvent-mediated thermolysis

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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