Being a boron-based compound, sodium borohydride, NaBH₄, is a convenient hydrogen storage material for applications like unmanned air vehicles. There are several concerns behind commercialization of hydrogen gas generator by NaBH₄ hydrolysis systems. This study aims to contribute to the solution of the problems of NaBH₄ hydrolysis system in three main ways. First, the usage of solid state NaBH₄ enables to increase the durability and the gravimetric H₂ storage capacity of the system in order to meet US DOE targets. Second, solid NaBH₄ usage decreases the system's weight since it does not require a separate fuel storage tank, which is very important for portable, on demand applications. Finally, the system's cost is decreased by using an accessible and effective non-precious catalyst such as ferric chloride, FeCl₃. The maximum hydrogen generation rate obtained was 2.6 L/min and the yield was 2 L H₂/g NaBH₄ with an efficiency of 76% at its most promising condition. Moreover, the novel solid NaBH₄ hydrogen gas generator developed in the present work was integrated into a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and tested at the optimum operating conditions.

作为硼基化合物，硼氢化钠NaBH ₄是一种方便的储氢材料，适用于无人飞行器等应用。通过NaBH ₄水解系统将氢气发生器商业化背后存在一些担忧。本研究旨在通过三种主要方式为解决NaBH ₄水解系统问题做出贡献。首先，固态NaBH _4的使用可以提高系统的耐用性和重量H _2的存储容量，以满足美国DOE的目标。二，固体NaBH ₄由于不需要单独的燃料存储箱，因此使用量减轻了系统的重量，这对于便携式随需应变应用非常重要。最后，通过使用易接近且有效的非贵重催化剂（例如氯化铁，FeCl ₃）降低了系统的成本。所获得的最大氢气产生速率为2.6 L / min，产率为2 LH ₂ / g NaBH ₄，在最有希望的条件下效率为76％。此外，将本工作中开发的新型固体NaBH ₄氢气发生器集成到质子交换膜燃料电池中，并在最佳操作条件下进行了测试。