Study and characterization of the effect of titanium-based compounds on the hydride system Li-B-Mg-H with high hydrogen storage capacity

One of the main constraints for the implementation of hydrogen as energy carrier is the lack of an efficient and safe hydrogen storage system. Hydrogen storage in solid state through hydride compounds formation is a potential alternative to address this problem. In this work, it is studied the effec...

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Autores principales: Martinelli, H., Riglos, V.C., Puszkiel, J.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15177076_v23_n2_p_Martinelli
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Sumario:One of the main constraints for the implementation of hydrogen as energy carrier is the lack of an efficient and safe hydrogen storage system. Hydrogen storage in solid state through hydride compounds formation is a potential alternative to address this problem. In this work, it is studied the effect of different titanium based compounds (TiB2, LixTiO2) on the kinetic behavior of 2LiBH4+MgH2 reactive hydride composite. It is found that nanometric particles of titanates (LixTiO2) noticeably improve the first non-isothermal dehydrogenation behavior of the2LiBH4+MgH2, reducing the complete H2 release time from 35 h to 2 h. Moreover, the LixTiO2 addition improves the isothermal hydrogenation/dehydrogenation kinetic behavior. The information gained by advanced techniques such as transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, among others, help us to elucidate that the addition of LixTiO2 to2LiBH4+MgH2 allows the hydrogen uptake/release via a novel and reversible mechanism. © 2018, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. All rights reserved.