Hydrogen storage of Mg-Zn mixed metal borohydrides

G. N. Kalantzopoulos; J. G. Vitillo; E. Albanese; E. Pinatel; B. Civalleri; S. Deledda; S. Bordiga; M. Baricco; B. C. Hauback

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.12.258

Hydrogen storage of Mg-Zn mixed metal borohydrides

G. N. Kalantzopoulos, J. G. Vitillo, E. Albanese, E. Pinatel, B. Civalleri, S. Deledda, S. Bordiga, M. Baricco, B. C. Hauback

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On the basis of DFT results on the ideal amount of Zn required to dissolute into the α-phase of Mg(BH₄)₂ (space group P6₁22) and experimental results recently presented in the literature, mixtures of α-Mg(BH₄)₂ and ZnCl₂ have been prepared by ball-milling, reactive milling and cryo-milling in Mg:Zn starting ratios of 1:0.33, 1:0.2 and 1:0.1. Samples have been characterized with different experimental techniques (PXD, TGA, TPD with RGA and desorption kinetics in a Sieverts apparatus). All the as-milled samples exhibited a H₂ release beginning approximately at 125 °C, indicating a significant decrease in the decomposition temperature compared to pure Mg(BH₄)₂. With the exception of the Mg(BH₄)₂-0.33ZnCl₂ sample ball-milled under 1 bar Ar for 3 h that showed a small B₂H₆ release around 120 °C, all samples are free of B₂H₆ emissions. Results from desorption kinetics at 195 °C suggest a strong relation between the amount of ZnCl₂ in the starting mixture and the weight loss.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S702-S705
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	615
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.12.258
State	Published - Dec 5 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Hydrogen storage
Mixed metal borohydrides

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