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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9083| Title: | Effect of activated alloys on hydrogen discharge kinetics of MgH2 nanocrystals |
| Authors: | Dehouche, Z Peretti, HA Hamoudi, S Yoo, Y Belkacemi, K |
| Keywords: | Hydrogen storage materials;Intermetallics;Nanostructures;High-energy ball milling;X-ray diffraction |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 455(1-2), 432 - 439, 2008 |
| Abstract: | Activated alloys synthesized by arc-melting were examined as catalysts for improving the hydrogen sorption characteristics of nanostructured magnesium hydride, proposed as a reversible hydrogen storage material. The MgH2-catalyst absorbing materials were prepared by ball milling of pure MgH2 with hydrided Zr47Ni53, Zr9Ni11, and other investigated alloys. The nanostructured MgH2-intermetallic systems were tested at 250 °C and catalyst addition of eutectoid Zr47Ni53 resulted in the fastest desorption time and highest initial desorption rate. Also, the catalyzed Mg-hydride with activated Zr9Ni11 and Zr7Ni10 phases showed fast desorption kinetics. Moreover, the results demonstrated that the composition of dispersed ZrxNiy catalysts has a strong influence on the amount of accumulated hydrogen and desorption rate of Mg-nanocomposite. |
| Description: | This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright @ 2007 Elsevier B.V. |
| URI: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838807003301 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9083 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.138 |
| ISSN: | 0925-8388 |
| Appears in Collections: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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