EFFECT OF CeO2 SUPPORTED La-Ni-Mo-B ON POTASSIUM BOROHYDRIDE HYDROLYSIS

One of the fundamental needs of the age we are in is energy. It has accelerated the shift to clean energy sources with the depletion of fossil fuels. One of the chemical compounds with high energy density, which removes the problem of the storage of hydrogen from the clean energy sources, is potassium borohydride [1-4]. The basic parameter that determines the hydrolysis of potassium borohydride, hydrogen production efficiency and reaction course is the catalyst. In this context, CeO2 supported La-Ni-Mo-B catalyst was synthesized in this study. Then, the optimal metal ratio, the amount of catalyst, the concentration of different potassium borohydride, and the catalytic activity at different temperatures were examined for potassium borohydride hydrolysis. From here, kinetic first order and activation energy of the reaction were also 63,26 kj/mol calculated.