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Hydriding of Magnesium in the Presence of the Mg2Ni Intermetallic Compound

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To optimize hydriding conditions for magnesium, a promising material for hydrogen storage systems, we have studied reaction of high-purity hydrogen at a pressure from 30 to 35 atm with a mechanical mixture of magnesium powder and the Mg2Ni intermetallic compound (10–50 wt %), both 200 μm in particle size, at temperatures from 300 to 390°C, without high-energy preactivation of the mixture. The results demonstrate that, on the addition of 20 wt % Mg2Ni, the degree of magnesium hydriding at a temperature of 370–380°C is 95–96%. Experimental evidence is presented that, at temperatures from 220 to 450°C, such a mixture used as a working material in rechargeable high-temperature metal hydride hydrogen accumulators releases more than 6.5 wt % high-purity hydrogen suitable for use in small-scale and laboratory works.

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In this work, we used equipment at the Shared Analytical Facilities Center, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education, state research target, state registration no. AAAA-A19-119061890019-5.

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    V. N. Fokin, P. V. Fursikov, E. E. Fokina & B. P. Tarasov

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Fokin, V.N., Fursikov, P.V., Fokina, E.E. et al. Hydriding of Magnesium in the Presence of the Mg2Ni Intermetallic Compound. Inorg Mater 58, 1123–1129 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168522110036

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