Abstract
α-AlH3 is one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials due to its high gravimetric hydrogen capacity and low dehydriding temperature. In present work, a convenient and cost-efficient solid-state mechanochemical reaction is proposed to obtain α-AlH3 nano-composite. With the addition of TiF3, α-AlH3 nano-composite was formed in a short period by milling of LiH and AlCl3. Based on XRD and NMR results, the average grain size of the α-AlH3 in the nano-composite was 45 nm. The reaction pathway as well as the synergistic effect of TiF3 on the solid state reaction between LiH and AlCl3 were confirmed. In the α-AlH3/LiCl nano-composite, TiF3 reduced the temperature of dehydriding reaction and improved dehydrogenation rate of α-AlH3. Within the temperature range between 80 and 160 °C, dehydrogenation of the as-milled α-AlH3 nano-composite showed fast kinetics. At 160 °C, a maximum hydrogen desorption of 9.92 wt% was obtained within 750 s, very close to the theoretical hydrogen capacity of α-AlH3.
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