Hydrogen generation and hydrogenation reactions efficiently mediated by a thin film of reduced graphene oxide-grafted with carboxymethyl chitosan and Ag nanoparticles

In this work, we have investigated the use of a heterogeneous catalyst based on reduced graphene oxide-grafted with carboxymethyl chitosan (rGO-CMCHT) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for hydrogen generation through straightforward borohydride decomposition reaction. Thus, an rGO-CMCHT thin film containing AgNPs was successfully prepared by using a dip-coating technique. Characterization analysis indicated that rGO-CMCHT enhances the catalytic...