Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides

© the Owner Societies 2016.Metal borides are often decomposition products from metal borohydrides and thus play a role in the reverse reaction where hydrogen is absorbed. In this work, aluminium boride, AlB2, has been investigated as a boron source for the formation of borohydrides under hydrogen pr...

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Main Authors: Møller, K., Fogh, A., Paskevicius, Mark, Skibsted, J., Jensen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: R S C Publications 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50805
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author Møller, K.
Fogh, A.
Paskevicius, Mark
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
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Fogh, A.
Paskevicius, Mark
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
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description © the Owner Societies 2016.Metal borides are often decomposition products from metal borohydrides and thus play a role in the reverse reaction where hydrogen is absorbed. In this work, aluminium boride, AlB2, has been investigated as a boron source for the formation of borohydrides under hydrogen pressures of p(H2) = 100 or 600 bar at elevated temperatures (350 or 400 °C). The systems AlB2-MHx (M = Li, Na, Mg, Ca) have been investigated, producing LiBH4, NaBH4 and Ca(BH4)2, whereas the formation of Mg(BH4)2 was not observed at T = 400 °C and p(H2) = 600 bar. The formation of the metal borohydrides is confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy and the fraction of boron in AlB2 and M(BH4)x is determined quantitatively by 11B MAS NMR. Hydrogenation for 12 h at T = 350-400 °C and p(H2) = 600 bar leads to the formation of substantial amounts of LiBH4 (38.6 mol%), NaBH4 (83.0 mol%) and Ca(BH4)2 (43.6 mol%).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-508052017-09-13T15:34:51Z Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides Møller, K. Fogh, A. Paskevicius, Mark Skibsted, J. Jensen, T. © the Owner Societies 2016.Metal borides are often decomposition products from metal borohydrides and thus play a role in the reverse reaction where hydrogen is absorbed. In this work, aluminium boride, AlB2, has been investigated as a boron source for the formation of borohydrides under hydrogen pressures of p(H2) = 100 or 600 bar at elevated temperatures (350 or 400 °C). The systems AlB2-MHx (M = Li, Na, Mg, Ca) have been investigated, producing LiBH4, NaBH4 and Ca(BH4)2, whereas the formation of Mg(BH4)2 was not observed at T = 400 °C and p(H2) = 600 bar. The formation of the metal borohydrides is confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy and the fraction of boron in AlB2 and M(BH4)x is determined quantitatively by 11B MAS NMR. Hydrogenation for 12 h at T = 350-400 °C and p(H2) = 600 bar leads to the formation of substantial amounts of LiBH4 (38.6 mol%), NaBH4 (83.0 mol%) and Ca(BH4)2 (43.6 mol%). 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50805 10.1039/c6cp05391b R S C Publications restricted
spellingShingle Møller, K.
Fogh, A.
Paskevicius, Mark
Skibsted, J.
Jensen, T.
Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title_full Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title_fullStr Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title_full_unstemmed Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title_short Metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
title_sort metal borohydride formation from aluminium boride and metal hydrides
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50805