Abstract The catalytic effect of the addition of lanthanum oxide (La2O3), in the range 0.5–2.0 mol%, on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2 prepared by ball milling has been studied. The addition of La2O3 reduces the formation during milling of the metastable orthorhombic γ-MgH2 phase. The desorption rate of samples with 1 and 2 mol% La2O3 comes out to be about 0.010 wt% per second at 573 K under an hydrogen pressure of 0.3 bar, better than for sample with 0.5 mol% La2O3. The presence of LaH3 after hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles has been observed in all samples. The sample with 1 mol% of La2O3 gives a lower hysteresis factor compared with sample with 2 mol%.
Structure and hydrogen storage properties of MgH2 catalysed with La2O3
AGRESTI, FILIPPO;LO RUSSO, SERGIO;MADDALENA, AMEDEO;PALADE, PETRU;PRINCIPI, GIOVANNI
2008
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Abstract The catalytic effect of the addition of lanthanum oxide (La2O3), in the range 0.5–2.0 mol%, on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2 prepared by ball milling has been studied. The addition of La2O3 reduces the formation during milling of the metastable orthorhombic γ-MgH2 phase. The desorption rate of samples with 1 and 2 mol% La2O3 comes out to be about 0.010 wt% per second at 573 K under an hydrogen pressure of 0.3 bar, better than for sample with 0.5 mol% La2O3. The presence of LaH3 after hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles has been observed in all samples. The sample with 1 mol% of La2O3 gives a lower hysteresis factor compared with sample with 2 mol%.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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