hi
i want to use sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as the agent for reducing metal ions on CNT and obtain metal-coated CNTs. i have a few questions:
1. if my solvent is ethylene glycol, can i use the same for NaBH4 solution or can i add NaBH4 as powder?
2. how can i calculate the right amount of NaBH4 required to perform this reaction?
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NaBH4 can easily undergo solvolysis with protic solvents resulting in the generation of hydrogen and borates:
Article Hydrogen generation from solvolysis of sodium borohydride in...
Therefore, a major point you need to be careful about is keeping everything cooled. An example in which this combination was used successfully can be found in the following work, maybe the process parameters from there can be partially transferred:
Article Ethylene glycol stabilized NaBH4 reduction for preparation c...
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