Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4

In this study a eutectic melting composite of 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 has been infiltrated in two nanoporous resorcinol formaldehyde carbon aerogel scaffolds with similar pore sizes (37 and 38 nm) but different BET surface areas (690 and 2358 m2/g) and pore volumes (1.03 and 2.64 mL/g). This investigati...

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Main Authors: Javadian, P., Sheppard, Drew, Buckley, Craig, Jensen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14364
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author Javadian, P.
Sheppard, Drew
Buckley, Craig
Jensen, T.
author_facet Javadian, P.
Sheppard, Drew
Buckley, Craig
Jensen, T.
author_sort Javadian, P.
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description In this study a eutectic melting composite of 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 has been infiltrated in two nanoporous resorcinol formaldehyde carbon aerogel scaffolds with similar pore sizes (37 and 38 nm) but different BET surface areas (690 and 2358 m2/g) and pore volumes (1.03 and 2.64 mL/g). This investigation clearly shows decreased temperature of hydrogen desorption, and improved cycling stability during hydrogen release and uptake of bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 when nanoconfined into carbon nanopores. The hydrogen desorption temperature of bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 is reduced by ~107 °C with the presence of carbon, although a minor kinetic variation is observed between the two carbon scaffolds. This corresponds to apparent activation energies, EA, of 139 kJ mol-1 (bulk) and 116-118 kJ mol-1 (with carbon aerogel). Bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 has poor reversibility during continuous hydrogen release and uptake cycling, maintaining 22% H2 capacity after four hydrogen desorptions (1.6 wt.% H2). In contrast, nanoconfinement into the high surface area carbon aerogel scaffold significantly stabilizes the hydrogen storage capacity, maintaining ~70% of the initial capacity after four cycles (4.3 wt.% H2).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-143642017-10-06T00:38:25Z Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4 Javadian, P. Sheppard, Drew Buckley, Craig Jensen, T. In this study a eutectic melting composite of 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 has been infiltrated in two nanoporous resorcinol formaldehyde carbon aerogel scaffolds with similar pore sizes (37 and 38 nm) but different BET surface areas (690 and 2358 m2/g) and pore volumes (1.03 and 2.64 mL/g). This investigation clearly shows decreased temperature of hydrogen desorption, and improved cycling stability during hydrogen release and uptake of bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 when nanoconfined into carbon nanopores. The hydrogen desorption temperature of bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 is reduced by ~107 °C with the presence of carbon, although a minor kinetic variation is observed between the two carbon scaffolds. This corresponds to apparent activation energies, EA, of 139 kJ mol-1 (bulk) and 116-118 kJ mol-1 (with carbon aerogel). Bulk 0.62LiBH4-0.38NaBH4 has poor reversibility during continuous hydrogen release and uptake cycling, maintaining 22% H2 capacity after four hydrogen desorptions (1.6 wt.% H2). In contrast, nanoconfinement into the high surface area carbon aerogel scaffold significantly stabilizes the hydrogen storage capacity, maintaining ~70% of the initial capacity after four cycles (4.3 wt.% H2). 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14364 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.08.075 fulltext
spellingShingle Javadian, P.
Sheppard, Drew
Buckley, Craig
Jensen, T.
Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title_full Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title_fullStr Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title_short Hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined LiBH4-NaBH4
title_sort hydrogen storage properties of nanoconfined libh4-nabh4
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14364