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Chemical Communications

Thermodynamic and kinetic destabilization in LiBH4/Mg2NiH4: promise for borohydride-based hydrogenstorage†‡

John J. Vajo,*a   Wen Lia  and  Ping Liua  

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Abstract

The reversible LiBH4/Mg2NiH4 combined hydride system for hydrogen storage displays a concerted dehydrogenation reaction beginning at 250 °C with significantly low enthalpy (ΔH = 15.4 ± 2 kJ mol−1 H2) and entropy (ΔS = 62.2 ± 3 J K−1 mol−1 H2).

Graphical abstract: Thermodynamic and kinetic destabilization in LiBH4/Mg2NiH4: promise for borohydride-based hydrogen storage

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC01026J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Apr 2010
Accepted
20 Jul 2010
First published
16 Aug 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 6687-6689

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Thermodynamic and kinetic destabilization in LiBH4/Mg2NiH4: promise for borohydride-based hydrogen storage

J. J. Vajo, W. Li and P. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 6687 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01026J

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