The influence of the small platinum clusters on hydrogen sorption properties

Abstract

Hydrogen sorption abilities of Pt-B2O3/Al2O3 systems with different molar ratio of oxides obtained by sol-gel method were examined. Platinum was introduced by surface impregnation. Main goal of the research was to check an influence of metallic component (platinum) on sorption properties of B2O3/Al2O3 binary oxides. The oxide systems were characterized using XRD and TEM. Hydrogen adsorption was tested in the volumetric system and TPD measurements were taken. Results show that the amount of adsorbed hydrogen depends not only on the amount of platinum in the system but also on the type of oxide support and mainly on the content of boria.