Hydrogen liberation from the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of hydrazine borane in acidic media

Addressed herein, the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of hydrazine borane (NH4BH3, HB) was reported in acidic media using nitric acid (HNO3) as a catalyst at room conditions. The aqueous hydrazine borane was treated with HNO3 solution in different concentrations to liberate H2. Besides, kinetic data were collected to idetificate the activation parameters, the effect of temperature, acid and hydrazine borane concentrations on the hydrogen production for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of hydrazine borane in acidic media. It can be said that the acid catalyzed hydrazine borane system can be regarded as a simple system for hydrogen production.