Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7718334 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The present investigation describes the hydrogen storage properties of 2:1 molar ratio of MgH2-NaAlH4 composite. De/rehydrogenation study reveals that MgH2-NaAlH4 composite offers beneficial hydrogen storage characteristics as compared to pristine NaAlH4 and MgH2. To investigate the effect of carbon nanostructures (CNS) on the de/rehydrogenation behavior of MgH2-NaAlH4 composite, we have employed 2Â wt.% CNS namely, single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and graphene nano sheets (GNS). It is found that the hydrogen storage behavior of composite gets improved by the addition of 2Â wt.% CNS. In particular, catalytic effect of GNSÂ +Â SWCNT improves the hydrogen storage behavior and cyclability of the composite. De/rehydrogenation experiments performed up to six cycles show loss of 1.50Â wt.% and 0.84Â wt.% hydrogen capacity in MgH2-NaAlH4 catalyzed with 2Â wt.% SWCNT and 2Â wt.% GNS respectively. On the other hand, the loss of hydrogen capacity after six rehydrogenation cycles in GNSÂ +Â SWCNT (1.5Â +Â 0.5)Â wt.% catalyzed MgH2-NaAlH4 is diminished to 0.45Â wt.%.
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Authors
Ashish Bhatnagar, Sunita K. Pandey, Viney Dixit, Vivek Shukla, Rohit R. Shahi, M.A. Shaz, O.N. Srivastava,