Highly monodisperse Pt(0)@AC NPs as highly efficient and reusable catalysts: the effect of the surfactant on their catalytic activities in room temperature dehydrocoupling of DMAB

Highly monodisperse Pt(0)@AC NPs as highly efficient and reusable catalysts: the effect of the surfactant on their catalytic activities in room temperature dehydrocoupling of DMAB

Type	Journal Article
Author	Betül Çelik
Author	Esma Erken
URL	http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/cy/c5cy01371b
Volume	6
Issue	6
Pages	1685-1692
Publication	Catalysis Science & Technology
Date	2016.03.15
Abstract	Reports the development of highly efficient and monodisperse Pt(0) nanoclusters for the dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine–borane (DMAB), considered to be a novel hydrogen storage material. The prepared Pt(0) nanoclusters were generated in situ from the reduction of PtCl4 and use of dipentylamine (DPA) and tripentylamine (TPA) ligands on activated carbon for the dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine–borane at room temperature. Chracterization results revealed that highly crystalline and stable colloidal Pt(0)/DPA@AC and Pt(0)/TPA@AC nanoparticles have been formed and Pt(0)/DPA@AC. Pt(0)/TPA@AC were found to be two of the most active and long-lived catalysts with superior reusability performance in the dehydrocoupling of DMAB at room temperature.