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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2017.55.1.13

Characteristics of Byproduct After NaBH4 Hydrolysis Reaction Using Unsupported Catalyst  

Lee, Hye-Ri (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sunchon National University)
Park, Dae-Han (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sunchon National University)
Ju, Won (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sunchon National University)
Na, Il-Chai (CNL Energy Co)
Park, Kwon-Pil (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sunchon National University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.55, no.1, 2017 , pp. 13-18 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sodium borohydride, $NaBH_4$, shows a number of advantages as hydrogen source for UAV PEMFC (Unmaned Aerial Vehicle Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells). In order to use for UAV, the weight and volume of byproduct should be small after $NaBH_4$ hydrolysis reaction. Therefore, the weight and volume of byproduct were studied after $NaBH_4$ hydrolysis reaction using unsupported catalyst. The effect of catalyst type, concentration of $NaBH_4$, concentration of NaOH and thickness of catalyst pack on the weight and volume of byproduct were studied. Most of byproduct was $NaB(OH)_4$ and superficial volume of byproduct increased due to foam evolved from byproduct. The weight and volume of byproduct were not affected by concentration of NaOH used stabilizer. The weight of byproduct decreased as concentration of $NaBH_4$ solution increased, but maximum volume of byproduct obtained at 23 wt% of $NaBH_4$. Suitable defoaming agent reduced the volume of byproduct.
Keywords
Sodium Borohydride; Byproduct; Unsupported Catalyst; Volume; Foam; Proton Exchange Fuel Cell;
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