The activation of Mg2Ni for initial hydrogen uptake by treatment with water vapor

    Authors

    M. D. Hampton; R. Juturu;J. Lomness

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Hydrog. Energy

    Keywords

    Chemistry, Physical; Electrochemistry; Energy & Fuels

    Abstract

    The alloy, Mg2Ni, is a good candidate for the storage of hydrogen. One problem associated with the use of this alloy for hydrogen storage is the difficulty of its activation for initial hydrogen uptake. A great deal of research has been done in this area. However, the resulting methods require hazardous conditions and reagents and/or prohibitively long periods of time. It has been found in this laboratory that water vapor can be used to activate Mg2Ni for hydrogen uptake in as little as 1 h at ambient temperature and pressure. This finding is particularly interesting considering the long-held view of water acting as a poison in metallic hydrogen storage systems. (C) 1999 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

    Volume

    24

    Issue/Number

    10

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    981

    Last Page

    988

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000082685900005

    ISSN

    0360-3199

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