An Aqueous Rechargeable Formate-Based Hydrogen Battery Driven by Heterogeneous Pd Catalysis

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 53; no. 49; pp. 13583 - 13587
• Main Authors: Bi, Qing-Yuan, Lin, Jian-Dong, Liu, Yong-Mei, Du, Xian-Long, Wang, Jian-Qiang, He, He-Yong, Cao, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.12.2014; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: batteries; Bicarbonates; Catalysts; Charging; Discharge; energy conversion; Formates; Fuel cells; hydrogen; Hydrogen storage; lattice strain; Oxides; Palladium; Pd catalysis; Rechargeable batteries; energy conversion; hydrogen; batteries; Pd catalysis; lattice strain

The formate‐based rechargeable hydrogen battery (RHB) promises high reversible capacity to meet the need for safe, reliable, and sustainable H2 storage used in fuel cell applications. Described herein is an additive‐free RHB which is based on repetitive cycles operated between aqueous formate dehydr...