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Facilitated Hydrogen Storage in NaAlH 4 Supported on Carbon Nanofibers
Author(s) -
Baldé Cornelis P.,
Hereijgers Bart P. C.,
Bitter Johannes H.,
de Jong Krijn P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200504202
Subject(s) - hydrogen storage , desorption , hydrogen , materials science , carbon nanofiber , cryo adsorption , chemical engineering , carbon fibers , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , carbon nanotube , adsorption , composite material , organic chemistry , composite number , engineering
The ins and outs of hydrogen : The hydrogen desorption from and absorption to sodium alanate (NaAlH 4 ) supported on carbon nanofibers are significantly facilitated if its particle size is reduced from the micrometer to the nanometer range (see graph). This improvement is tentatively attributed to the minimization of the solid‐state diffusion path length during loading and desorption of hydrogen.