简介：Electrolysisofammoniainalkalineelectrolytesolutionwasappliedfortheproductionofhydrogen.BothPt-loadedNifoamandPt-IrloadedNifoamelectrodeswerepreparedbyelectrodepositionandservedasanodeandcathodeinammoniaelectrolyticcell,respectively.TheelectrochemicalbehaviorsofammoniainKOHsolutionwereindividuallyinvestigatedviacyclicvoltammetryonthreeelectrodes,i.e.bareNifoamelectrode,Pt-loadedNifoamelectrodeandPt-IrloadedNifoamelectrode.ThemorphologyandcompositionofthepreparedNifoamelectrodewereanalyzedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andX-raydiffraction(XRD).Effectsoftheconcentrationofelectrolytesolutionandtemperatureofelectrolyticcellontheelectrolysisreactionwereexaminedinordertoenhancetheefficiencyofammoniaelectrolysis.Thecompetitionofammoniaelectrolysisandwaterelectrolysisinthesamealkalinesolutionwasfirstlyproposedtoexplainthechangesofcellvoltagewiththeelectrolysisproceeding.Atvaryingcurrentdensities,differentcellvoltagescouldbeobtainedfromgalvanostaticcurves.Thelowcellvoltageof0.58V,whichislessthanthepracticalelectrolysisvoltageofwater(1.6V),canbeobtainedatacurrentdensityof2.5mA/cm2.Basedonsomeexperimentalparameters,suchastheappliedcurrent,theresultingcellvoltageandoutputofhydrogengas,thepowerconsumptionpergramofH2producedcanbeestimated.

简介：Aseriesofhighsurfaceareagraphiticcarbonmaterials(HSGCs)werepreparedbyball-millingmethod.EffectofthegraphiticdegreeofHSGCsonthecatalyticperformanceofBa-Ru-K/HSGC-x(xistheball-millingtimeinhour)catalystswasstudiedusingammoniasynthesisasaprobereaction.ThegraphiticdegreeandporestructureofHSGC-xsupportscouldbesuccessfullytunedviathevariationofball-millingtime.RunanoparticlesofdifferentBa-Ru-K/HSGC-xcatalystsarehomogeneouslydistributedonthesupportswiththeparticlesizesrangingfrom1.6to2.0nm.ThegraphiticdegreeofthesupportiscloselyrelatedtoitsfacileelectrontransfercapabilityandsoplaysanimportantroleinimprovingtheintrinsiccatalyticperformanceofBa-Ru-K/HSGC-xcatalyst.更多还原

简介：Core-shellstructurednanosphereswithmesoporoussilicashellandNicore(denotedasNi@meso-SiO2)arepreparedthroughathree-stepprocess.MonodispersedNiprecursorsarefirstprepared,andthencoatedwithmesoporousSiO2.FinalNi@meso-SiO2spheresareobtainedaftercalcination.TheproductsarecharacterizedbyX-raypowderdiffraction,transmissionelectronmicroscopyandN2adsorption-desorptionmethods.Thesesphereshaveahighsurfaceareaandarewelldispersedinwater,showingahighcatalyticactivitywithaTOFvalueof18.5,andoutstandingstabilityinhydrolyticdehydrogenationofammoniaboraneatroomtemperature.