Facile cycling of Ti-doped LiAlH4 for high performance hydrogen storage

Xiangfeng Liu; G Sean McGrady; Henrietta W Langmi; Craig M Jensen

doi:10.1021/ja809917g

Facile cycling of Ti-doped LiAlH4 for high performance hydrogen storage

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Apr 15;131(14):5032-3. doi: 10.1021/ja809917g.

Authors

Xiangfeng Liu¹, G Sean McGrady, Henrietta W Langmi, Craig M Jensen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada.

PMID: 19296609
DOI: 10.1021/ja809917g

Abstract

LiH and Ti-doped Al react quantitatively with H(2) in Me(2)O solution to form LiAlH(4) under mild conditions. The solvent is easily vented along with excess H(2) on completion, leaving dry Ti-doped LiAlH(4); this releases approximately 7 wt % H(2) commencing at 80 degrees C with excellent kinetics.