Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility

Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is a promising hydrogen storage material with a storage capacity of 10.6 mass % H2. However, its practical use is hampered by the lack of direct rehydrogenation routes. In this study, we report on the confinement of LiAlH4into the nanoporosity of a high surface are...

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Main Authors: Wang, L., Rawal, A., Quadir, Md Zakaria, Aguey-Zinsou, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69747
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author Wang, L.
Rawal, A.
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Aguey-Zinsou, K.
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Rawal, A.
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Aguey-Zinsou, K.
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description Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is a promising hydrogen storage material with a storage capacity of 10.6 mass % H2. However, its practical use is hampered by the lack of direct rehydrogenation routes. In this study, we report on the confinement of LiAlH4into the nanoporosity of a high surface area graphite resulting in a remarkable improvement of its hydrogen storage properties. Nanoconfined LiAlH4started hydrogen desorption near 135 °C and after full dehydrogenation at 300 °C limited rehydrogenation was observed at the same temperature and 7 MPa of hydrogen pressure. Rehydrogenation took place through the formation of Li3AlH6with some limited rehydrogenation back to LiAlH4indicating the existence of different (de)hydrogenation paths upon nanoconfinement as compared to the known dehydrogenation path of bulk LiAlH4.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-697472019-01-21T00:55:48Z Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility Wang, L. Rawal, A. Quadir, Md Zakaria Aguey-Zinsou, K. Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is a promising hydrogen storage material with a storage capacity of 10.6 mass % H2. However, its practical use is hampered by the lack of direct rehydrogenation routes. In this study, we report on the confinement of LiAlH4into the nanoporosity of a high surface area graphite resulting in a remarkable improvement of its hydrogen storage properties. Nanoconfined LiAlH4started hydrogen desorption near 135 °C and after full dehydrogenation at 300 °C limited rehydrogenation was observed at the same temperature and 7 MPa of hydrogen pressure. Rehydrogenation took place through the formation of Li3AlH6with some limited rehydrogenation back to LiAlH4indicating the existence of different (de)hydrogenation paths upon nanoconfinement as compared to the known dehydrogenation path of bulk LiAlH4. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69747 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.104 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Wang, L.
Rawal, A.
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Aguey-Zinsou, K.
Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title_full Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title_fullStr Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title_full_unstemmed Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title_short Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility
title_sort nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (lialh4) and hydrogen reversibility
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69747