Enhancement of the initial hydrogenation of Mg by ball milling with alkali metal amides MNH2 (M = Li or Na)

Hailiang Chu; Shujun Qiu; Lixian Sun; Jacques Huot

doi:10.1039/C5DT01847A

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Enhancement of the initial hydrogenation of Mg by ball milling with alkali metal amides MNH₂ (M = Li or Na)†

Hailiang Chu,

*^ab Shujun Qiu,^ab Lixian Sun^ab and Jacques Huot*^c

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^a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, No. 1, Jinji Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
E-mail: chuhailiang@guet.edu.cn
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^b Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, No. 1, Jinji Road, Guilin 541004, PR China

^c Hydrogen Research Institute, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
E-mail: jacques.huot@uqtr.ca

Abstract

The introduction of 4 wt% of MNH₂ (M = Li, Na) and other additives (Li, MgH₂, NaCl, and NaBr) into pure Mg by ball milling greatly enhances the first hydrogenation (activation). Under 2 MPa of H₂ at 608 K, the best activation performance is achieved with the NaNH₂ additive.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT01847A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 May 2015
Accepted: 23 Aug 2015
First published: 27 Aug 2015

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Dalton Trans., 2015,44, 16694-16697

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Enhancement of the initial hydrogenation of Mg by ball milling with alkali metal amides MNH₂ (M = Li or Na)

H. Chu, S. Qiu, L. Sun and J. Huot, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 16694 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT01847A

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