Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite

LiH has great potential as a high capacity hydrogen storage material (12 wt.%), however its thermodynamic stability has so far precluded practical application. Temperatures near 700 °C are required for hydrogen release and uptake. Herein, we report on a novel method to realise hydrogen uptake and re...

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Main Authors: Lei Wang, Quadir, Md Zakaria, Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39361
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author Lei Wang
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou
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Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou
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description LiH has great potential as a high capacity hydrogen storage material (12 wt.%), however its thermodynamic stability has so far precluded practical application. Temperatures near 700 °C are required for hydrogen release and uptake. Herein, we report on a novel method to realise hydrogen uptake and release under milder temperature conditions without using any catalyst or alloying. Through nanoconfinement within the pores (2–20 nm) of high surface area graphite (HSAG) LiH displayed remarkable hydrogen storage properties and was able to release 1.9 wt.% of hydrogen from 200 °C. Reversibility was also achieved under the moderate conditions of 300 °C and 6 MPa hydrogen pressure. This demonstrates that the properties of LiH are particle size dependent and thus leads to new possibilities to realise the potential of LiH as a practical high capacity hydrogen storage material.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-393612017-09-13T14:23:35Z Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite Lei Wang Quadir, Md Zakaria Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou LiH has great potential as a high capacity hydrogen storage material (12 wt.%), however its thermodynamic stability has so far precluded practical application. Temperatures near 700 °C are required for hydrogen release and uptake. Herein, we report on a novel method to realise hydrogen uptake and release under milder temperature conditions without using any catalyst or alloying. Through nanoconfinement within the pores (2–20 nm) of high surface area graphite (HSAG) LiH displayed remarkable hydrogen storage properties and was able to release 1.9 wt.% of hydrogen from 200 °C. Reversibility was also achieved under the moderate conditions of 300 °C and 6 MPa hydrogen pressure. This demonstrates that the properties of LiH are particle size dependent and thus leads to new possibilities to realise the potential of LiH as a practical high capacity hydrogen storage material. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39361 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.07.073 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Lei Wang
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou
Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title_full Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title_fullStr Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title_full_unstemmed Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title_short Direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (LiH) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
title_sort direct and reversible hydrogen storage of lithium hydride (lih) nanoconfined in high surface area graphite
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39361