Cozymase (diphosphopyridine nucleotide, DPN) has been assayed by a variety of biochemical and chemical methods (1). Among the simplest procedures has been the determination of the light absorption of reduced DPN at 340 rnp after reduction by sodium hydrosulfite. Since special precautions are required to remove completely the excess reducing agent which absorbs in this region, it appeared advant...

Aqueous sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is well known for its reducing property and well-established for the development of metal nanoparticles through reduction method. In contrary, this research paper discloses the importance of aqueous NaBH4 as a precipitating agent towards development of porous zirconium oxide. The boron species present in aqueous NaBH4 play an active role during gelation as wel...

A system level microreactor concept for hydrogen generation with Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4) is demonstrated. The uniqueness of the system is the transport and distribution feature of fuel (hydrogen) to the anode of the fuel cell without any external feed connectors and flow fields. The approach here is to use palladium film instead of feed connectors and the flow fields; palladium’s property to...

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple approach using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) and Iron chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3.6H2O). Their physicochemical properties were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). XRD pattern showed that the iron...

A nanocomposite of silver nanoparticles and reduced graphene oxide (Ag/rGO) has been developed as a catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) with sodium borohydride, owing to the larger specific surface area and synergistic effect of rGO. A facile and rapid microwave-assisted green route has been used for the uniform deposition of Ag nanoparticles and the reduc...

The synthesis of palladium-based trimetallic catalysts via a facile and scalable procedure was shown to yield highly promising materials for borohydride-based fuel cells, which are attractive use in compact environments. This, thereby, provides route more environmentally friendly energy storage generation systems. Carbon-supported were herein prepared by three different routes: using NaBH4-ethy...

The hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) has attracted much attention, since it is typically used as a model reaction for evaluating newly developed catalysts, but its mechanism still debated. Herein, Co(OH)2-modified CuO catalyst (Co(OH)2/CuO) was the reduction 4-NP to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in an aqueous sodium borohydride (NaBH4) solution. investigated by UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-Vis), high-pe...

In this study, glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan support, as well the catalysts obtained after loading Ag metal (Ag/Chitosan), were synthesised and applied for adsorption reduction of phenol red dye in an aqueous solution. The Ag/chitosan characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) inductively coupled plasma-op...

In this study, hydrolysis reaction performances of raw BFS powder and metal powders (which are ingredients BFS) that using as a catalyst compared. Hydrogen generation by the Al Fe2O3 Nano & Granule with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) addition in water was studied different catalysts amount at vessels. The measured values temperatures hydrogen flow rates were high-precision equipment. As result ...

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple approach using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) and Iron chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3.6H2O). Their physicochemical properties were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). XRD pattern showed that the iron...