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In this context, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has been largely studied as a hydrogen storage material due to its significant advantages, such as low pressure, stability, and high hydrogen storage density. The development of catalysts and additive materials for the on-demand hydrolysis of NaBH4 for hydrogen release is a key research area. This work studies the effects of non-toxic and environmentally friendly additives for the hydrolysis process in terms of yield, lag time, hydrogen generation rate, and gravimetric density. Specifically, four additives, including sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), polyacrylamide (PAM), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and \u03b2-cyclodextrin (BCD), were studied for their application in the storage and release of hydrogen. The best results were provided by the use of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and polyacrylamide. In the first case, a hydrolysis yield of 85%, a lag time of 70 s, a hydrogen production rate of 1374 mL\u00b7min\u22121\u00b7gcat\u22121, and a storage capacity of 1.8 wt% were obtained. Using polyacrylamide as additive, a hydrolysis yield of almost 100% was achieved, although it required a significantly higher time period for complete conversion.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app13126995","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,9]],"date-time":"2023-06-09T10:52:15Z","timestamp":1686307935000},"page":"6995","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Sustainable Additives for the Production of Hydrogen via Sodium Borohydride Hydrolysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7586-6552","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luc\u00eda","family":"G\u00f3mez-Coma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Ingenier\u00edas Qu\u00edmica y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Av. 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