How back reaction, hydrogen transport, and capillarity control the performance of hydrogen release from liquid organic carriers

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Autori principali: Nizkaia, Tatiana, Solymosi, Thomas, Malgaretti, Paolo, Wasserscheid, Peter, Harting, Jens
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author Nizkaia, Tatiana
Solymosi, Thomas
Malgaretti, Paolo
Wasserscheid, Peter
Harting, Jens
author_facet Nizkaia, Tatiana
Solymosi, Thomas
Malgaretti, Paolo
Wasserscheid, Peter
Harting, Jens
contents We derive a theoretical model to elucidate the inhibition of catalytic activity during the dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). Within our model, we account for the reversible nature of the hydrogenation-dehydrogenation reaction as well as the transport of both LOHC and produced hydrogen. Our analysis reveals that the main limiting factor for the performance of porous catalysts is the transport of dissolved hydrogen, which has been overlooked so far. In particular, we show that two distinct kinetic regimes can arise depending on whether hydrogen leaves the pellet in form of bubbles or via diffusion. Moreover, we derive the conditions for the onset of bubbling depending on hydrogen supersaturation and capillarity. Beyond LOHC systems, our findings are applicable to a broader class of reversible reactions, particularly those involving volatile products that can leave the liquid reaction medium in the form of bubbles.
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spellingShingle How back reaction, hydrogen transport, and capillarity control the performance of hydrogen release from liquid organic carriers
Nizkaia, Tatiana
Solymosi, Thomas
Malgaretti, Paolo
Wasserscheid, Peter
Harting, Jens
Chemical Physics
We derive a theoretical model to elucidate the inhibition of catalytic activity during the dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). Within our model, we account for the reversible nature of the hydrogenation-dehydrogenation reaction as well as the transport of both LOHC and produced hydrogen. Our analysis reveals that the main limiting factor for the performance of porous catalysts is the transport of dissolved hydrogen, which has been overlooked so far. In particular, we show that two distinct kinetic regimes can arise depending on whether hydrogen leaves the pellet in form of bubbles or via diffusion. Moreover, we derive the conditions for the onset of bubbling depending on hydrogen supersaturation and capillarity. Beyond LOHC systems, our findings are applicable to a broader class of reversible reactions, particularly those involving volatile products that can leave the liquid reaction medium in the form of bubbles.
title How back reaction, hydrogen transport, and capillarity control the performance of hydrogen release from liquid organic carriers
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17329