Bimetalic fuel cell catalyts for dehydrogenation reactions

A method for forming a hydrogen gas comprising:

• supplying an organic hydrogen carrier compound to a dehydrogenation reactor, the dehydrogenation reactor containing a bimetallic catalyst, the bimetallic catalyst exhibiting a turnover frequency of about 0.05 s−1 or greater, the organic hydrogen carrier compound comprising a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon;
• establishing a reaction condition within the dehydrogenation reactor, wherein upon contact of the organic hydrogen carrier compound and the bimetallic catalyst at the reaction condition, the saturated cyclic hydrocarbon undergoes a dehydrogenation reaction and thereby forms a hydrogen gas and a pi-conjugated organic substrate;
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• separating the hydrogen gas from the pi-conjugated organic substrate, any unreacted saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, and any by-products of the dehydrogenation reaction.