Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5145513 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Reaction (1) does not proceed easily due to the presence of a 2-4 nm passive alumina surface layer. Aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3) catalyst disrupts this layer, sustaining reaction (1). The present work focuses on the catalysis aspects of reaction (1) by amorphous Al(OH)3 produced by urea hydrolysis of aluminum nitrate. H2 yields of up to 100% were obtained at 45 °C. Spent reaction product mixtures are autocatalytic with successive additions of Al micropowder (MP) yielding up to 133 ml H2/minute and reaction completion within 10 min at pH â 10. There is an induction time initially due to the presence of dissolved ions, followed by production of H2. Reaction by-products are easily recyclable back to Al metal through subsequent calcining and electrolysis by the Al refining industry, which constitutes the energy storage part of the cycle.
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Authors
Anthony Newell, K. Ravindranathan Thampi,