Reduced graphene oxide doped with NiPd nanoparticles for hydrogen storage application》.pdf

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 30 (2015) 328–335 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry jou r n al h o mep ag e: w ww .elsevier .co m/loc ate/jiec Reduced graphene oxide doped with Ni/Pd nanoparticles for hydrogen storage application a,* a b N. Ismail , M. Madian , M. Samy El-Shall a Physical Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, Renewable Energy Group, National Research Centre, Dokki, PO 12622, Cairo, Egypt b Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2006, United States A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Graphene was prepared using modified Hummer method. The hydrogen storage capacity (HSC) and the Received 26 February 2015 kinetics of hydrogen up take of the graphene were investigated after doping with 5 and 10 wt% Pd or Ni Received in revised form 2 June 2015 nanoparticles. Pd has a catalytic effect on hydrogen uptake at 80 K and 300 K. The mechanism of HSC was Accepted 5 June 2015 studied. Nickel displayed a negative hydrogen uptake at 300 K. The influence of the degree of oxidation of Available online 12 June 2015 graphite on the hydrogen uptake of the graphene was studied. Both mild and intensive over oxidation have affected the quality of the graphene produced and consequently reduced its hydrogen uptake. Keywords: