Ammonia Decomposition Promoted by the Formation of Ternary Transition Metal Nitride Intermediates: Ni (Co)-Loaded BaSi₂

Scientific research and development, particularly in materials science and catalysis

The process of breaking down ammonia (NH₃) into nitrogen gas (N₂) and hydrogen gas (H₂)

A catalyst composed of barium silicide (BaSi₂) as an active support material combined with nickel or cobalt metal

Technologies that utilize ammonia as a sustainable fuel source and as a medium for hydrogen production.

Research and development of novel catalyst systems using barium silicide as an active support for nickel and cobalt metals to enable efficient ammonia decomposition into hydrogen

A catalyst system using barium silicide as an active support material combined with nickel metal for efficient ammonia decomposition. Achieves >99% ammonia conversion at 540 °C

A catalyst system using barium silicide as an active support material combined with cobalt metal for efficient ammonia decomposition. Demonstrates similar performance improvements as the nickel variant