The kinetic properties of Mg(BH4)2 infiltrated in activated carbon

Nanotechnology. 2009 May 20;20(20):204029. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/20/204029. Epub 2009 Apr 24.

Abstract

A wet incipient impregnation procedure was developed to infiltrate Mg(BH4)2 into the voids of pre-treated activated carbon with a pore diameter of < 2 nm. The thermal data of the composite material showed a strong broadening of the signals. The peak decomposition temperature was shifted to lower values by the infiltration. A Kissinger analysis of bulk Mg(BH4)2 and the nanocomposite revealed a high activation barrier for the first step of the dehydrogenation of the bulk material, which was lowered by a factor of two for the nanoconfined hydride.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Charcoal / chemistry*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Crystallization / methods
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen / isolation & purification
  • Kinetics
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Magnesium / chemistry*
  • Materials Testing
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Porosity
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Charcoal
  • Hydrogen
  • Magnesium