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Comparative catalytic effects of NiCl2, TiC and TiN on hydrogen storage properties of LiAlH4

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Catalytic effects of NiCl2, TiC and TiN on the dehydrogenation/rehydrogenation characteristics of LiAlH4 were investigated by pressure-content-temperature (PCT), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimatory (DSC), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The doped samples exhibit dehydrogenation at much lower temperatures. Doping with NiCl2, TiC and TiN induce a decrease in the decomposition of first step by about 50–65 °C compared to that of as received LiAlH4. Also, amount of hydrogen release is significantly higher for TiC additions than that of samples doped with TiN and NiCl2. Isothermal desorption results at 125 °C reveal that dehydrating rate of doped alanate is much faster than that of pure LiAlH4. TiC, TiN and NiCl2 dopants show the reabsorption of about 1.9 wt.%, 1.3 wt.%, and 1.1 wt.%, respectively. XRD and FESEM analyses suggest that both TiC and TiN are stable during the ball milling as well as the dehydrogenation processes. On the contrary, NiCl2 reacts and causes the partial decomposition of Li alanate during the ball milling process.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Rafi-ud-din, Xuanhui Qu, Ping Li & Zhang Lin

  2. Beijing National Center for Electron Microscopy, The State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Laboratory of Advanced Material, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Mashkoor Ahmad

  3. Chemistry Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O.Box Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Rafi-ud-din & Mashkoor Ahmad

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Rafi-ud-din, Qu, X., Li, P. et al. Comparative catalytic effects of NiCl2, TiC and TiN on hydrogen storage properties of LiAlH4 . Rare Metals 30 (Suppl 1), 27–34 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-011-0231-7

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