Kuang-Di Xu

Kinetics of hydrogen absorption and desorption of a mechanically milled MgH2＋5at%V nanocomposite

Abstract The experimental data in the MgH2-5at%V composite was summarized and used to investigate the kinetic mechanism of hydrogen absorption and desorption using a new model. The research results indicate that a coincidence of the theoretical calculation values with the experimental data has been reached and the rate-limiting step is hydrogen diffusion through the hydride phase (β phase) with the activation energy of 47.2 kJ per mole H2 for absorption and the diffusion of hydrogen in the α solid solution (α phase) with that of 59.1 kJ per mole H2 for desorption. In addition, the hydriding rate of the MgH2-V composite is 2.9 times faster than that of MgH2 powders when compared with their characteristic absorption time directly.

INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE ON THE KINETICS OF Mg-6mol%LaNi PREPARED BY HYDRIDING COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS

A new model to study the hydriding/dehydriding (H/D) kinetic mechanism has been applied in the two-phase (α-β) region of the Mg-6mol%LaNi composite at temperature and pressure ranging from 523 to 623K and 0.256 to 0.992MPa H 2 , respectively. The coincidence of the theoretical calculation with the experimental data indicates that the rate-limiting step is hydrogen diffusion in the β phase for hydriding process and the diffusion of hydrogen in the α solid solution for hydrogen desorption with activation energies 89500 and 87900J/mol H 2 for H/D processes, respectively, which were much smaller than those of MgH 2 and can be attributed to the La and Ni additions.