NbF 5 additive improves hydrogen release from magnesium borohydride

Ahmad Al-Kukhun; Hyun Tae Hwang; Arvind Varma

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.097

NbF ₅ additive improves hydrogen release from magnesium borohydride

Ahmad Al-Kukhun, Hyun Tae Hwang, Arvind Varma

Chemical and Materials Engineering

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Abstract

The dehydrogenation properties of Mg(BH ₄) ₂ with various additives (SiO ₂, VCl ₃, CoCl ₂ and NbF ₅) were investigated. The addition of NbF ₅ significantly improved the extent of hydrogen release as well as the kinetics. While neat Mg(BH ₄) ₂ starts to release hydrogen >270 °C, Mg(BH ₄) ₂ with NbF ₅ begins hydrogen release ∼75 °C, as confirmed by mass spectrometry and thermogravimetry. The maximum hydrogen yield of Mg(BH ₄) ₂, obtained in the presence of 15 wt% NbF ₅, was 3.7, 7.4, 10.0, 11.4 wt% for 150, 250, 300 and 350 °C, respectively. Using pXRD, we confirmed that the final crystalline product at 300 °C from Mg(BH ₄) ₂ + 15 wt% NbF ₅ was Mg, while it was MgH ₂ for neat Mg(BH ₄) ₂. Solid state ¹¹B NMR analysis of Mg(BH ₄) ₂ with 15 wt% NbF ₅ at 300 °C showed significant selectivity toward the formation of Mg(B ₁₂H ₁₂) as intermediate, while neat Mg(BH ₄) ₂ showed β-Mg(BH ₄) ₂, Mg(B ₂H ₆) as well as some Mg(B ₁₂H ₁₂). Our results demonstrate that NbF ₅ is a promising additive to provide high hydrogen yield values from Mg(BH ₄) ₂ at moderate temperatures <300 °C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17671-17677
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	37
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.097
State	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

Dehydrogenation
Hydrogen storage
Magnesium borohydride
Metal complex hydrides
Niobium fluoride

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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