Hydrogen generation from water and aluminum promoted by sodium stannate

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1038-1048

  Soler, Lluís ^a   Candela, Angélica María ^a   Macanás, Jorge ^a   Muñoz, Maria ^a   Casado, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aluminum corrosion; Hydrogen generation; Sodium stannate

Indexed keywords

HIGHER YIELD; HYDROGEN GENERATION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MOLAR RATIO; NEW PROCESS; PRODUCTION RATES; RATE CONTROLS; SHRINKING CORE MODEL; SIDE REACTIONS; STANNATES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CORROSION; SODIUM; TIN;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 74849124913     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.065     Document Type: Article

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