H2 sorption performance of NaBH4-MgH2 composites prepared by mechanical activation

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 122, Issue , 2009, Pages 389-400

  Milanese, C ^a   Girella, A ^a   Mulas, G ^b   Enzo, S ^b   Medici, S ^b   Garroni, S ^c   Baro M D ^c   Surinach S ^c   Marini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenation enthalpy; High energy mechanical milling; Reactive hydride composites (RHC); Sorption kinetics; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875783753     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ECO090361     Document Type: Article

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