Abstract
Mechanochemical CO2 methanation reactions using LaNi5 and LaNi4.6Al0.4 hydrogen storage alloy powders were investigated by the in-situ monitoring of the gas pressure change during ball-milling. Methane generation begins when the H2 partial pressure drops due to the H-uptake by the powder. Phase transition occurred in the sample after milling for 15 min and 224 min, with separate metallic Ni, La-oxide and La-hydroxide phases observed. Methane generation continued even after this phase separation. Our results imply that the formation of La-hydroxide at the surface and sub-surface contributed to methane generation during ball-milling. A comparison of LaNi5 and LaNi4.6Al0.4 suggests the amount of hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage powder dominates the timing of the onset of the methane generation.
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