TY - JOUR
T1 - Pressure effect on the 2NaH + MgB2 hydrogen absorption reaction
AU - Pistidda, Claudio
AU - Garroni, Sebastiano
AU - Minella, Christian Bonatto
AU - Dolci, Francesco
AU - Jensen, Torben R.
AU - Nolis, Pau
AU - Bösenberg, Ulrike
AU - Cerenius, Yngve
AU - Lohstroh, Wiebke
AU - Fichtner, Maximilian
AU - Baró, Maria Dolores
AU - Bormann, Rüdiger
AU - Dornheim, Martin
PY - 2010/12/16
Y1 - 2010/12/16
N2 - The hydrogen absorption mechanism of the 2NaH + MgB2 system has been investigated in detail. Depending on the applied hydrogen pressure, different intermediate phases are observed. In the case of absorption measurements performed under 50 bar of hydrogen pressure, NaBH4 is found not to be formed directly. Instead, first an unknown phase is formed, followed upon further heating by the formation of NaMgH3 and a NaH-NaBH4 molten salt mixture; only at the end after heating to 380 °C do the reflections of the crystalline NaBH4 appear. In contrast, measurements performed at lower hydrogen pressure (5 bar of H 2), but under the same temperature conditions, demonstrate that the synthesis of NaBH4 is possible without occurrence of the unknown phase and of NaMgH3. This indicates that the reaction path can be tuned by the applied hydrogen pressure. The formation of a NaH-NaBH4 molten salt mixture is observed also for the measurement performed under 5 bar of hydrogen pressure with the formation of free Mg. However, under this pressure condition the formation of crystalline NaBH4 is observed only during cooling at 367 °C. For none of the applied experimental conditions has it been possible to achieve the theoretical gravimetric hydrogen capacity of 7.8 wt %. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
AB - The hydrogen absorption mechanism of the 2NaH + MgB2 system has been investigated in detail. Depending on the applied hydrogen pressure, different intermediate phases are observed. In the case of absorption measurements performed under 50 bar of hydrogen pressure, NaBH4 is found not to be formed directly. Instead, first an unknown phase is formed, followed upon further heating by the formation of NaMgH3 and a NaH-NaBH4 molten salt mixture; only at the end after heating to 380 °C do the reflections of the crystalline NaBH4 appear. In contrast, measurements performed at lower hydrogen pressure (5 bar of H 2), but under the same temperature conditions, demonstrate that the synthesis of NaBH4 is possible without occurrence of the unknown phase and of NaMgH3. This indicates that the reaction path can be tuned by the applied hydrogen pressure. The formation of a NaH-NaBH4 molten salt mixture is observed also for the measurement performed under 5 bar of hydrogen pressure with the formation of free Mg. However, under this pressure condition the formation of crystalline NaBH4 is observed only during cooling at 367 °C. For none of the applied experimental conditions has it been possible to achieve the theoretical gravimetric hydrogen capacity of 7.8 wt %. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp107363q
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp107363q
M3 - Article
VL - 114
SP - 21816
EP - 21823
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
ER -