Generation of hydrogen from aluminum and water - Effect of metal oxide nanocrystals and water quality

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 15136-15144

  Wang, Hong Wen ^a   Chung, Hsing Wei ^a   Teng, Hsin Te ^a   Cao, Guozhong ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Hydrogen generation; Modification agent; TiO2 nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

AL POWDER; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CRYSTAL SIZE; HYDROGEN GENERATION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; METAL OXIDES; METALLIC ALUMINUM; MODIFICATION AGENT; OXIDE NANOCRYSTALS; PASSIVE LAYER; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TAP WATER; TIO; UNIFORM CORROSION; WATER SYSTEM; ZNO;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; DEIONIZED WATER; HYDROGEN; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALS; POINT DEFECTS; POWDER METALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER QUALITY; ZINC OXIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 80054679998     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.08.077     Document Type: Article

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