Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2347.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130449

• Physical Chemistry • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Grain Size Effect of MgH2 on Dehydrogenation Kinetics of 2LiBH4+MgH2 System

KOU Hua-Qin1,2, SANG Ge1, CHEN Li-Xin2, XIAO Xue-Zhang2, DENG Shuai-Shuai2, HUANG Zhi-Yong3   

  1. 1. Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621907, China;
    2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    3. China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • Received:2013-05-13 Online:2013-10-10 Published:2013-10-10

Abstract:

Grain size effect of MgH2 on dehydrogenation kinetics of the 2LiBH4+MgH2 system was investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of MgH2 is significantly reduced to 100—200 nm after pre-ball milling for 96 h. It was found that these two step dehydrogenation temperature of 2LiBH4+MgH2 system was lowered by 58 and 24℃ respectively through pre-ball milling MgH2. Meanwhile, the desorption rate was improved obviously as the grain size of MgH2 decreased. X-Ray diffraction(XRD) analysis indicates that the formation of MgB2 in dehydrided products is promoted by decreasing the grain size of MgH2, resulting in an improved reversibility.

Key words: LiBH4, MgH2, Hydrogen storage, Kinetics, Grain size

CLC Number: 

TrendMD: