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Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts

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  • Lili Lin

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University)

  • Wu Zhou

    (School of Physical Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Rui Gao

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Synfuels China Co. Ltd)

  • Siyu Yao

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University)

  • Xiao Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian University of Technology)

  • Wenqian Xu

    (Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne)

  • Shijian Zheng

    (Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zheng Jiang

    (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Qiaolin Yu

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University)

  • Yong-Wang Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Synfuels China Co. Ltd)

  • Chuan Shi

    (Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian University of Technology)

  • Xiao-Dong Wen

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Synfuels China Co. Ltd)

  • Ding Ma

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University)

Abstract

As an alternative vehicle fuel, hydrogen can be generated in situ from methanol and water—a process that is shown here to occur under mild conditions using a catalyst that comprises platinum atomically dispersed on an α-molybdenum carbide substrate.

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  • Lili Lin & Wu Zhou & Rui Gao & Siyu Yao & Xiao Zhang & Wenqian Xu & Shijian Zheng & Zheng Jiang & Qiaolin Yu & Yong-Wang Li & Chuan Shi & Xiao-Dong Wen & Ding Ma, 2017. "Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts," Nature, Nature, vol. 544(7648), pages 80-83, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:544:y:2017:i:7648:d:10.1038_nature21672
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21672
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