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Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook (2019)
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Hirscher, M., Yartys, V. A., Baricco, M., Bellosta von Colbe, J., Blanchard, D., Bowman, R. C., Broom, D. P., Buckley, C. E., Chang, F., Chen, P., Cho, Y. W., Crivello, J. C., Cuevas, F., David, W. I., de Jongh, P. E., Denys, R. V., Dornheim, M., Felderhoff, M., Filinchuk, Y., Froudakis, G. E., …Zlotea, C. (2020). Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 827, Article 153548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153548

Globally, the accelerating use of renewable energy sources, enabled by increased efficiencies and reduced costs, and driven by the need to mitigate the effects of climate change, has significantly increased research in the areas of renewable energy p... Read More about Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook.

Exploring Ternary and Quaternary Mixtures in the LiBH4-NaBH4-KBH4-Mg(BH4)(2)-Ca(BH4)(2) System (2019)
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Dematteis, E. M., Pistidda, C., Dornheim, M., & Baricco, M. (2019). Exploring Ternary and Quaternary Mixtures in the LiBH4-NaBH4-KBH4-Mg(BH4)(2)-Ca(BH4)(2) System. ChemPhysChem, 20(10), 1348-1359. https://doi.org/10.1002/CPHC.201801130

Binary combinations of borohydrides have been extensively investigated evidencing the formation of eutectics, bimetallic compounds or solid solutions. In this paper, the investigation has been extended to ternary and quaternary systems in theLiBH4-Na... Read More about Exploring Ternary and Quaternary Mixtures in the LiBH4-NaBH4-KBH4-Mg(BH4)(2)-Ca(BH4)(2) System.

CO₂ reactivity with Mg₂NiH₄ synthesized by in situ monitoring of mechanical milling (2019)
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Grasso, M., Puszkiel, J., Gennari, F., Santoru, A., Dornheim, M., & Pistidda, C. (2020). CO₂ reactivity with Mg₂NiH₄ synthesized by in situ monitoring of mechanical milling. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22(4), 1944-1952. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp05697a

CO2 capture and conversion are a key research field for the transition towards an economy only based on renewable energy sources. In this regard, hydride materials are a potential option for CO2 methanation since they can provide hydrogen and act as... Read More about CO₂ reactivity with Mg₂NiH₄ synthesized by in situ monitoring of mechanical milling.

Efficient Synthesis of Alkali Borohydrides from Mechanochemical Reduction of Borates Using Magnesium–Aluminum-Based Waste (2019)
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Le, T. T., Pistidda, C., Puszkiel, J., Milanese, C., Garroni, S., Emmler, T., Capurso, G., Gizer, G., Klassen, T., & Dornheim, M. (2019). Efficient Synthesis of Alkali Borohydrides from Mechanochemical Reduction of Borates Using Magnesium–Aluminum-Based Waste. Metals, 9(10), Article 1061. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9101061

Lithium borohydride (LiBH4) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) were synthesized via mechanical milling of LiBO2, and NaBO2 with Mg-Al-based waste under controlled gaseous atmosphere conditions. Following this approach, the results herein presented indica... Read More about Efficient Synthesis of Alkali Borohydrides from Mechanochemical Reduction of Borates Using Magnesium–Aluminum-Based Waste.

CO2 reutilization for methane production via a catalytic process promoted by hydrides (2019)
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Grasso, M. L., Puszkiel, J., Fernández Albanesi, L., Dornheim, M., Pistidda, C., & Gennari, F. C. (2019). CO2 reutilization for methane production via a catalytic process promoted by hydrides. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(36), 19825-19834. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP03826D

CO2 emissions have been continuously increasing during the last half of the century with a relevant impact on the planet and are the main contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. The development of new technologies to mitigate these e... Read More about CO2 reutilization for methane production via a catalytic process promoted by hydrides.

Enhancement Effect of Bimetallic Amide K2Mn(NH2)(4) and In-Situ Formed KH and Mn4N on the Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation Properties of Li-Mg-N-H System (2019)
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Gizer, G., Cao, H., Puszkiel, J., Pistidda, C., Santoru, A., Zhang, W., He, T., Chen, P., Klassen, T., & Dornheim, M. (2019). Enhancement Effect of Bimetallic Amide K2Mn(NH2)(4) and In-Situ Formed KH and Mn4N on the Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation Properties of Li-Mg-N-H System. Energies, 12(14), Article 2779. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142779

In this work, we investigated the influence of the K2Mn(NH2)4 additive on the hydrogen sorption properties of the Mg(NH2)2 + 2LiH (Li–Mg–N–H) system. The addition of 5 mol% of K2Mn(NH2)4 to the Li–Mg–N–H system leads to a decrease of the dehydrogenat... Read More about Enhancement Effect of Bimetallic Amide K2Mn(NH2)(4) and In-Situ Formed KH and Mn4N on the Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation Properties of Li-Mg-N-H System.

Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers (2019)
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Thiangviriya, S., Sitthiwet, C., Plerdsranoy, P., Capurso, G., Pistidda, C., Utke, O., Dornheim, M., Klassen, T., & Utke, R. (2019). Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(29), 15218-15227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.04.146

To improve the packing efficiency in tank scale, hydrides have been compacted into pellet form; however, poor hydrogen permeability through the pellets results in sluggish kinetics. In this work, the hydrogen sorption properties of compacted 2LiBH4[s... Read More about Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers.

Tuning the reaction mechanism and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation properties of 6Mg(NH2)29LiH system by adding LiBH4 (2019)
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Gizer, G., Puszkiel, J., Cao, H., Pistidda, C., Thu Le, T., Dornheim, M., & Klassen, T. (2019). Tuning the reaction mechanism and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation properties of 6Mg(NH2)29LiH system by adding LiBH4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(23), 11920-11929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.03.133

The hydrogen storage properties of 6Mg(NH2)2single bond9LiH-x(LiBH4) (x = 0, 0.5, 1, 2) system and the role of LiBH4 on the kinetic behaviour and the dehydrogenation/hydrogenation reaction mechanism were herein systematically investigated. Among the... Read More about Tuning the reaction mechanism and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation properties of 6Mg(NH2)29LiH system by adding LiBH4.

Effect of the Process Parameters on the Energy Transfer during the Synthesis of the 2LiBH(4)-MgH2 Reactive Hydride Composite for Hydrogen Storage (2019)
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Jepsen, J., Capurso, G., Puszkiel, J., Busc, N., Werner, T., Milanese, C., Girella, A., Bellosta von Colbe, J., Dornheim, M., & Klassen, T. (2019). Effect of the Process Parameters on the Energy Transfer during the Synthesis of the 2LiBH(4)-MgH2 Reactive Hydride Composite for Hydrogen Storage. Metals, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/MET9030349

Several different milling parameters (additive content, rotation velocity, ball-to-powder ratio, degree of filling, and time) affect the hydrogen absorption and desorption properties of a reactive hydride composite (RHC). In this paper, these effects... Read More about Effect of the Process Parameters on the Energy Transfer during the Synthesis of the 2LiBH(4)-MgH2 Reactive Hydride Composite for Hydrogen Storage.

A new mutually destabilized reactive hydride system: LiBH4–Mg2NiH4 (2019)
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Bergemann, N., Pistidda, C., Uptmoor, M., Milanese, C., Santoru, A., Emmler, T., Puszkiel, J., Dornheim, M., & Klassen, T. (2019). A new mutually destabilized reactive hydride system: LiBH4–Mg2NiH4. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 34, 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2019.03.011

In this work, the hydrogen sorption properties of the LiBH4–Mg2NiH4 composite system with the molar ratio 2:2.5 were thoroughly investigated as a function of the applied temperature and hydrogen pressure. To the best of our knowledge, it has been pos... Read More about A new mutually destabilized reactive hydride system: LiBH4–Mg2NiH4.

Scale-up of milling in a 100 L device for processing of TiFeMn alloy for hydrogen storage applications: Procedure and characterization (2019)
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Bellosta von Colbe, J. M., Puszkiel, J., Capurso, G., Franz, A., Benz, H. U., Zoz, H., Klassen, T., & Dornheim, M. (2019). Scale-up of milling in a 100 L device for processing of TiFeMn alloy for hydrogen storage applications: Procedure and characterization. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(55), 29282-29290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.174

In this work, the mechanical milling of a FeTiMn alloy for hydrogen storage purposes was performed in an industrial milling device. The TiFe hydride is interesting from the technological standpoint because of the abundance and the low cost of its con... Read More about Scale-up of milling in a 100 L device for processing of TiFeMn alloy for hydrogen storage applications: Procedure and characterization.

Application of hydrides in hydrogen storage and compression: Achievements, outlook and perspectives (2019)
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Bellosta von Colbe, J., Ares, J.-R., Barale, J., Baricco, M., Buckley, C., Capurso, G., Gallandat, N., Grant, D. M., Guzik, M. N., Jacob, I., Jensen, E. H., Jensen, T., Jepsen, J., Klassen, T., Lototskyy, M. V., Manickam, K., Montone, A., Puszkiel, J., Sartori, S., Sheppard, D. A., …Dornheim, M. (2019). Application of hydrides in hydrogen storage and compression: Achievements, outlook and perspectives. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(15), 7780-7808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.104

Metal hydrides are known as a potential efficient, low-risk option for high-density hydrogen storage since the late 1970s. In this paper, the present status and the future perspectives of the use of metal hydrides for hydrogen storage are discussed.... Read More about Application of hydrides in hydrogen storage and compression: Achievements, outlook and perspectives.

High-pressure cell for in situ neutron studies of hydrogen storage materials (2019)
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Aslan, N., Horstmann, C., Metz, O., Kotlyar, O., Dornheim, M., Pistidda, C., Busch, S., Lohstroh, W., Müller, M., & Pranzas, K. (2019). High-pressure cell for in situ neutron studies of hydrogen storage materials. Journal of Neutron Research, 21(3-4), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.3233/JNR-190116

A high-pressure cell for neutron experiments was developed at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG). This cell is designed for the investigation of hydrogen storage materials at pressures up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 500°C. The idea is to have a... Read More about High-pressure cell for in situ neutron studies of hydrogen storage materials.