Modern Chemistry & Applications

Karsten Muller

Publications

• Research Article
  Adsorption Isotherm of Dibenzyl Toluene and its Partially Hydrogenated Forms Over Phenyl Hexyl Silica
  Author(s): Rabya Aslam and Karsten MullerRabya Aslam and Karsten Muller
  
  Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are an interesting option for chemical energy storage and hydrogen transportation. Dibenzyltoluene (H0-DBT), heat transfer oil, is capable of reversibly storing hydrogen emerged as a feasible LOHC system. However, it is not available as a pure compound but consists of an isomeric mixture of 6 to 8 compounds. During the hydrogen storage process a high number of stable intermediate species is formed. These compounds can be categorized into four main classes according to their degree of hydrogenation. To implement H0- DBT as a LOHC system, thermophysical data of these intermediate compounds are required. In our previous work, a reversed phase HPLC method was developed using phenylhexyl silica stationary phase and acetone/water as eluent to separate these partially hydrogenated fractions with a purity >98%. For further designing a batch or contin.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6798.1000221

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