Hydrogen generation from chemical hydrides

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3703-3712

  Marrero Alfonso, Eyma Y ^a   Beaird, Amy M ^a   Davis, Thomas A ^a   Matthews, Michael A ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL HYDRIDES; CHEMICAL PATHWAYS; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN ECONOMIES; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; KINETIC PATHWAYS; LOW TEMPERATURES; STORAGE EFFICIENCIES; STORAGE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM DESIGNS;

FUEL CELLS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUEL STORAGE; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 65249126813     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8016225     Document Type: Review

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