Regeneration of ammonia borane spent fuel by direct reaction with hydrazine and liquid ammonia

Andrew D. Sutton; Anthony K. Burrell; David A. Dixon; Edward B. Garner; John C. Gordon; Tessui Nakagawa; Kevin C. Ott; J. Pierce Robinson; Monica Vasiliu

doi:10.1126/science.1199003

Regeneration of ammonia borane spent fuel by direct reaction with hydrazine and liquid ammonia

Andrew D. Sutton, Anthony K. Burrell, David A. Dixon, Edward B. Garner, John C. Gordon, Tessui Nakagawa, Kevin C. Ott, J. Pierce Robinson, Monica Vasiliu

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Ammonia borane (H₃N-BH₃, AB) is a lightweight material containing a high density of hydrogen (H₂) that can be readily liberated for use in fuel cell-powered applications. However, in the absence of a straightforward, efficient method for regenerating AB from dehydrogenated polymeric spent fuel, its full potential as a viable H ₂ storage material will not be realized. We demonstrate that the spent fuel type derived from the removal of greater than two equivalents of H₂ per molecule of AB (i.e., polyborazylene, PB) can be converted back to AB nearly quantitatively by 24-hour treatment with hydrazine (N ₂H₄) in liquid ammonia (NH₃) at 40°C in a sealed pressure vessel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1426-1429
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	331
Issue number	6023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1199003
State	Published - Mar 18 2011
Externally published	Yes

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