Production and characterization of hollow glass microspheres with high diffusivity for hydrogen storage

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1518-1530

  Qi, Xiaobo ^a   Gao, Cong ^a,b   Zhang, Zhanwen ^a   Chen, Sufen ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Wei, Sheng ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High diffusivity; High silica glass; Hollow glass microsphere; Hydrogen storage; Sol gel technology

Indexed keywords

ALKALI OXIDE; BORON OXIDES; FURNACE ATMOSPHERE; GEL PARTICLES; GLASS COMPOSITIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH SILICA GLASS; HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES; HYDROGEN GAS; PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENTS; REFINING PROCESS; REFINING ZONE; SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGY; TOTAL CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; GELS; GLASS; HYDROGEN; MICROSPHERES; PETROLEUM REFINING; POTASSIUM; REFINING; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 84855641573     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.034     Document Type: Article

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