Issue 10, 2015

Study on hydrogen storage properties of Mg–X (X = Fe, Co, V) nano-composites co-precipitated from solution

Abstract

A systematic investigation has been performed on the hydrogen sorption properties of the Mg–X (X = Fe, Co, V) nano-composites co-precipitated from solution through an adapted Rieke method. It is found that the co-precipitated Fe, V or Co has high catalytic efficiency in enhancing the hydrogen sorption kinetics of nano-sized Mg. The Mg–V nano-composite shows faster hydrogen absorption kinetics than the Mg–Fe and Mg–Co nano-composites at lower temperatures. For instance, the hydrogen capacity within 2 h at 50 °C is 4.4 wt% for the Mg–V nano-composite, while for the Mg–Fe nano-composite it is 2.6 wt% and for the Mg–Co nano-composite it is 3.9 wt%. However, the hydrogenated Mg–Fe and Mg–Co nano-composites display significantly lower hydrogen desorption temperatures compared with the hydrogenated Mg–V nano-composite. The hydrogen desorption activation energies of the hydrogenated Mg–Fe and Mg–Co nano-composites are 118.1 and 110.1 kJ mol−1 H2, much lower than that of the Mg–V nano-composite (147.7 kJ mol−1 H2). High catalytic effectiveness of the co-precipitated Fe, Co or V depends not only on its intrinsic activity, but also on its distribution state, which may be entirely different from previous composites prepared through physical routes.

Graphical abstract: Study on hydrogen storage properties of Mg–X (X = Fe, Co, V) nano-composites co-precipitated from solution

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Oct 2014
Accepted
18 Dec 2014
First published
18 Dec 2014

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 7687-7696

Study on hydrogen storage properties of Mg–X (X = Fe, Co, V) nano-composites co-precipitated from solution

Y. Liu, J. Zou, X. Zeng and W. Ding, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 7687 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA12977F

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