机械球磨固相化学反应制备AlH3及其放氢性能

以LiAlH4和AlCl3为原料,采用机械球磨固相化学反应方法制备了铝氢化合物,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、热分析(TG-DSC)和质谱(MS)分析等方法对反应产物进行分析和表征,研究了不同球磨时间(4、8、15和20 h)对LiAlH4+AlCl体系的固相反应转变规律合成产物和放氢性能的影响.研究结果表明,随球磨时间的增加,球磨固相反应按3LiAlH4+AlCl3→4AlH3+3LiCl方向进行,形成了非晶态铝氢化合物AlH3,球磨20 h时反应基本完全.球磨产物的放氢动力学特性随球磨时间增加而改善,其放氢起始温度均低于100℃,最大放氢量达到2.6%-3.6%(H2)(w),接近反应体系的理论储氢量4.85%(H2)(w).球磨过程中反应产物形成LiCl·H2O以及少量AlH3发生分解是影响球磨产物最大放氢量的主要因素.     

LiAlH4与Li3AlH6的成键特性及热力学稳定性

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的平面波赝势(PW-PP)方法, 计算了LiAlH4分解反应中各个产物的晶胞参数、电子结构、生成焓和分解反应的反应焓. 反应中各固态、气态物质的晶胞的结构优化后的晶格参数与相应的实验值均符合得较好. 对LiAlH4与Li3AlH6的电子结构分析均表明, 其中的Al—H键为共价键、Li—H键为离子键. 对各分解反应的反应焓计算结果表明, (1) LiAlH4→1/3Li3AlH6+2/3Al+H2,(2) 1/3Li3AlH6→LiH+1/3Al+1/2H2及(3) LiH+Al→LiAl+1/2H2均为吸热反应, 298 K时计算的反应焓分别为14.3、14.9 与50.9 kJ·mol-1, 与相应的实验值符合得较好.     

LiAlH4与LiNH2的相互作用机理及储氢特性

将LiAlH4和LiNH2按摩尔比1：2进行球磨复合,随后将复合物进行加热放氢特性研究,然后对其完全放氢后的产物进行再吸氢特性研究。通过X射线衍射分析(XRD)、热分析(DSC)和红外 (FTIR)分析等测试手段对其反应过程进行了系统分析研究。研究结果表明,LiAlH4/2LiNH2加热放氢分为3个反应阶段,放氢后生成Li3AlN2,总放氢量达到8.65wt%。放氢生成的Li3AlN2在10MPaH2压力和400℃条件下,可以可逆吸氢5.0wt%,吸氢后的产物为 LiNH2 、AlN和LiH,而不能再生成LiAlH4。本文对LiAlH4/2LiNH2复合物放氢/再氢化过程机理进行了分析。     

MgH_2+20%(w)MgTiO_3复合材料的吸/放氢性能(英文)

为了降低MgH2的吸放氢温度,提高其吸放氢动力学性能,本文通过球磨方法制备了MgH2+20%(w)MgTiO3复合储氢材料,并研究了其储氢性能.X射线衍射(XRD)结果表明,MgTiO3在与MgH2球磨过程中生成Mg2TiO4和TiO2,并且Mg2TiO4和TiO2在体系的吸放氢过程中保持稳定,能够对MgH2的吸放氢过程产生催化作用.程序升温脱附和吸/放氢动力学测试结果表明,添加MgTiO3后MgH2的初始放氢温度从389°C降至249°C.150°C下的吸氢量从0.977%(w)提高到2.902%(w),350°C下的放氢量从2.319%(w)提高到3.653%(w).同时,MgH2放氢反应的活化能从116kJ·mol-1降至95.7kJ·mol-1.与MgH2相比,MgH2+20%(w)MgTiO3复合材料的热力学与动力学性能均有显著提高,这主要是由于球磨和放氢过程中原位生成的TiO2和Mg2TiO4具有良好的催化活性.     

络合氢化物Ti-NaAlH4的制备与储氢特性

采用Ti粉为催化剂前驱体、预处理Al粉和NaH为合成原料, 通过机械球磨-加氢方法合成出络合氢化物Ti-NaAlH4, 系统研究了球磨保护气氛、球磨时间和氢化加氢压力等制备参数对其储氢性能的影响. 结果表明, 制备方法对Ti-NaAlH4储氢特性有很大影响. 与氩气保护气氛相比, 在氢气气氛中球磨制备的复合物具有更高的吸放氢性能. 在氢气保护气氛下, 随着球磨时间从6 h增至24 h, 复合物的吸氢容量和吸氢速率先增后减, 12 h时达到最佳值, 而复合物的放氢容量和放氢速率则逐渐增高; 进一步延长球磨时间会使颗粒发生团聚, 从而导致吸氢性能下降. 随着氢化加氢压力从7.5 MPa升至13.5 MPa, 复合物的吸氢容量(质量分数)由2.83%逐渐增至4.21%. 复合物球磨后出现的Na3AlH6中间氢化物相表明, 在氢气下掺Ti球磨对NaH和Al的氢化反应起到很好的促进作用.     

镨、钕氢化物催化剂对NaH/Al复合物吸放氢性能的影响

采用NaH和Al为合成原料,镨、钕氢化物为催化剂,通过机械球磨(NaH/Al+6%(摩尔分数)RE-H)(RE=Pr,Nd)复合物的方法并加氢合成NaAlH4络合氢化物,系统研究了催化剂对其吸放氢性能的影响。结果表明,加入PrH2.92和NdH2.27能明显改善NaH/Al复合物的吸放氢动力学性能,有效降低NaAlH4的脱氢温度。(NaH/Al+6%PrH2.92)和(NaH/Al+6%NdH2.27)复合物的120℃吸氢容量分别为3.57%和3.61%(质量分数),170℃放氢容量分别为2.57%和2.95%;且两者均具有较好的吸放氢循环稳定性,但吸(放)氢后样品中均存在少量Na3AlH6相,表明样品的吸(放)氢反应进行得并不彻底,使得其实际吸放氢容量低于理论可逆储氢容量。研究表明,PrH2.92和NdH2.27在球磨、吸/放氢过程中始终稳态存在,起着催化储氢作用;(NaH/Al+6%PrH2.92)复合物的放氢活化能稍低于(NaH/Al+6%NdH2.27)复合物。     

Al(Ⅲ)盐水解聚合过程中Al5和Al9的制备及初步表征

采用铝粉、水合氯化铝和水为原料,通过调整反应温度、原料配比及溶液碱化度,经蒸发、结晶制备了铝盐水解聚合产物中的2种中间产物,即水合氯化五聚铝AlCl3·4Al(OH)3·7.5H2O和水合氯化九聚铝2AlCl3·7Al(OH)3·18H2O分别采用粉末XRD物相分析、化学分析和IR光谱对其进行了表征. 以化学分析为主要监测手段,对AlCl3·4Al(OH)3·7.5H2O和2AlCl3·7Al(OH)3·18H2O的形成过程进行了研究. 结果表明,随温度的变化反应基本上是一个可逆的过程,75 ℃是AlCl3·4Al(OH)3·7.5H2O和2AlCl3·7Al(OH)3·18H2O析出的最佳温度,该温度下产物的结晶状态良好,其纯度分别可达99.57%和88.68%.     

β-二亚胺配体支持的铝胺化合物的制备及其催化ε-己内酯开环聚合的高效性能

成功合成了由β-二亚胺配体(L)支持的铝胺化合物(L)AlH(NMe2)2(L=HC(C(Me)NAr)2,Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3)(1)。该化合物采用分步合成法进行制备,以n-BuLi与HNMe2反应生成的锂盐LiNMe2作为前驱体,进一步与(L)AlH2溶液共混通过消除LiH得到目标产物。通过核磁共振谱、元素分析、红外漫反射光谱和X射线单晶衍射确定了铝胺化合物(L)AlH(NMe2)2的组成与结构。该铝胺化合物中,金属Al中心同时形成Al-H和Al-NMe2基团,在催化ε-己内酯的开环聚合的反应中展现出了优异的催化活性。通过高效凝胶渗透色谱测定了所得聚合物的分子量和分子量分布。     

水解聚合铝溶液中Al5和Al9的制备及初步表征

以相图理论为指导,采用铝粉、水合氯化铝和水为原料,创造氯化铝不断水解的条件,通过调整反应温度、原料配比及溶液碱化度,经蒸发、结晶制成了铝盐水解聚合产物中的两种中间产物：水合氯化五聚铝AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和水合氯化九聚铝2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O,分别采用粉末XRD物相分析、化学分析和IR对其进行了表征.以化学分析为主要监测手段,对AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O形态过程进行了研究,结果表明,温度对于产物的行成及性能有很大的影响,并且反应随温度的变化基本上是一个可逆的过程,同时,实验表明 75℃为AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O析出的最佳温度,该温度下产物的产率较高且结晶状态良好.     

3LiBH4/CeF3体系的放氢性能及机制

采用球磨法制备了3LiBH₄/CeF₃反应体系, 通过压力-组成-温度(PCT)测试仪、 X射线衍射仪(XRD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)研究了体系的放氢性能、 反应机制及性能改善机理. 结果表明, 3LiBH₄/CeF₃体系在295 ℃左右快速放氢, 总放氢量为4.1%(质量分数). 放氢过程中CeF₃与LiBH₄直接发生反应: 3LiBH₄+CeF₃1/2CeB₆+1/2CeH₂+3LiF+11/2H₂. 与纯LiBH₄相比, 放氢热力学稳定性和表观活化能的降低是3LiBH₄/CeF₃体系放氢温度下降的主要原因.     

A new Li-Al-N-H system for reversible hydrogen storage

Complex metal hydrides are considered as a class of candidate materials for hydrogen storage. Lithium-based complex hydrides including lithium alanates (LiAlH(4) and Li(3)AlH(6)) are among the most promising materials owing to its high hydrogen content. In the present work, we investigated dehydrogenation/rehydrogenation reactions of a combined system of Li(3)AlH(6) and LiNH(2). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of Li(3)AlH(6)/3LiNH(2)/4 wt % TiCl(3)-(1)/(3)AlCl(3) mixtures indicated that a large amount of hydrogen (approximately 7.1 wt %) can be released between 150 degrees C and 300 degrees C under a heating rate of 5 degrees C/min in two dehydrogenation reaction steps. The results also show that the dehydrogenation reaction of the new material system is nearly 100% reversible under 2000 psi pressure hydrogen at 300 degrees C. Further, a short-cycle experiment has demonstrated that the new combined material system of alanates and amides can maintain its hydrogen storage capacity upon cycling of the dehydrogenation/rehydrogenation reactions.     

Physiochemical pathway for cyclic dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of LiAlH4

A five-step physiochemical pathway for the cyclic dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of LiAlH4 from Li3AlH6, LiH, and Al was developed. The LiAlH4 produced by this physiochemical route exhibited excellent dehydrogenation kinetics in the 80-100 degrees C range, providing about 4 wt % hydrogen. The decomposed LiAlH4 was also fully rehydrogenated through the physiochemical pathway using tetrahydrofuran (THF). The enthalpy change associated with the formation of a LiAlH4.4THF adduct in THF played the essential role in fostering this rehydrogenation from the Li3AlH6, LiH, and Al dehydrogenation products. The kinetics of rehydrogenation was also significantly improved by adding Ti as a catalyst and by mechanochemical treatment, with the decomposition products readily converting into LiAlH4 at ambient temperature and pressures of 4.5-97.5 bar.     

Ring-expansion reaction of oximes with aluminum reductants

The ring-expansion reactions of heterocyclic ketoximes and carbocyclic ketoximes with several reductants such as AlHCl2, AlH3 (alane), LiAlH4, LiAlH(OtBu)3, and (MeOCH2CH2O)2AlH2Na (Red-Al) were examined. Among reductants, AlHCl2 (LiAlH4:AlCl3 = 1:3) in cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) has been found to be a suitable reagent for the reaction, and the rearranged cyclic secondary amines were obtained in good to excellent yields.     

Hydrogen absorption and desorption by the Li-Al-N-H system

Lithium hexahydridoaluminate Li(3)AlH(6) and lithium amide LiNH(2) with 1:2 molar ratio were mechanically milled, yielding a Li-Al-N-H system. LiNH(2) destabilized Li(3)AlH(6) during the dehydrogenation process of Li(3)AlH(6), because the dehydrogenation starting temperature of the Li-Al-N-H system was lower than that of Li(3)AlH(6). Temperature-programmed desorption scans of the Li-Al-N-H system indicated that a large amount of hydrogen (6.9 wt %) can be released between 370 and 773 K. After initial H(2) desorption, the H(2) absorption and the desorption capacities of the Li-Al-N-H system with a nano-Ni catalyst exhibited 3-4 wt % at 10-0.004 MPa and 473-573 K, while the capacities of the system without the catalyst were 1-2 wt %. The remarkably increased capacity was due to the fact that the kinetics was improved by addition of the nano-Ni catalyst.     

Hydrogen storage in LiAlH4: predictions of the crystal structures and reaction mechanisms of intermediate phases from quantum mechanics

We use the density functional theory and x-ray and neutron diffraction to investigate the crystal structures and reaction mechanisms of intermediate phases likely to be involved in decomposition of the potential hydrogen storage material LiAlH(4). First, we explore the decomposition mechanism of monoclinic LiAlH(4) into monoclinic Li(3)AlH(6) plus face-centered cubic (fcc) Al and hydrogen. We find that this reaction proceeds through a five-step mechanism with an overall activation barrier of 36.9 kcal/mol. The simulated x ray and neutron diffraction patterns from LiAlH(4) and Li(3)AlH(6) agree well with experimental data. On the other hand, the alternative decomposition of LiAlH(4) into LiAlH(2) plus H(2) is predicted to be unstable with respect to that through Li(3)AlH(6). Next, we investigate thermal decomposition of Li(3)AlH(6) into fcc LiH plus Al and hydrogen, occurring through a four-step mechanism with an activation barrier of 17.4 kcal/mol for the rate-limiting step. In the first and second steps, two Li atoms accept two H atoms from AlH(6) to form the stable Li-H-Li-H complex. Then, two sequential H(2) desorption steps are followed, which eventually result in fcc LiH plus fcc Al and hydrogen: Li(3)AlH(6)(monoclinic)-->3 LiH(fcc)+Al(fcc)+3/2 H(2) is endothermic by 15.8 kcal/mol. The dissociation energy of 15.8 kcal/mol per formula unit compares to experimental enthalpies in the range of 9.8-23.9 kcal/mol. Finally, we explore thermal decomposition of LiH, LiH(s)+Al(s)-->LiAl(s)+12H(2)(g) is endothermic by 4.6 kcal/mol. The B32 phase, which we predict as the lowest energy structure for LiAl, shows covalent bond characters in the Al-Al direction. Additionally, we determine that transformation of LiH plus Al into LiAlH is unstable with respect to transformation of LiH through LiAl.     

A first-principles study of the electronic structure and stability of a lithium aluminum hydride for hydrogen storage

LiAlH4 holds great promise for reversible hydrogen storage, where a fundamental understanding of hydrogen interaction with the metal elements is essential to further improve its properties. The present paper reports a first-principles study of its stability and electronic structure, using a full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for high accuracy. The theoretically calculated heat of formation agrees well with experiment. The electronic structures show that the H atoms bond nonequivalently with the Al in the [AlH4]- ligand, which leads to complex dehydrogenation characteristics of LiAlH4.     

3NaBH4/ErF3复合储氢材料的制备及吸放氢特性

采用高能球磨法制备了3NaBH4/ErF3复合储氢材料, 并研究了其相结构和储氢性能. X射线衍射(XRD)显示, NaBH4和ErF3在球磨过程中未发生反应; 同步热分析(TG-DSC)测试结果表明, 3NaBH4/ErF3体系在420℃开始放氢, 比相同测试条件下纯NaBH4的放氢温度降低了约100℃, 放氢量为3.06%(质量分数). 压力-成分-温度(Pressure-Composition-Temperature, PCT)性能测试结果显示, 3NaBH4/ErF3复合储氢材料在较低的温度(355~413℃)及平台氢压(<1 MPa)下即拥有良好的可逆吸放氢性能, 最高可逆吸氢量可达到2.78%(质量分数), 吸氢后体系重新生成了NaBH4相. 计算得吸氢焓变仅为-36.8 kJ/mol H2; 而放氢焓变为-180.8 kJ/mol H2. NaBH4在ErF3的作用下提高了热动力学性能, 并实现了可逆吸放氢.     

Dehydrogenation of a combined LiAlH4/LiNH2 system

Although there have been numerous materials systems studied as potential candidates for hydrogen storage applications, none of the materials known to date has demonstrated enough hydrogen capacity or efficiency at required operating temperature ranges. There are still considerable opportunities for discovery of new materials or material systems that could lead to advances in science as well as commercial technologies in this area. LiAlH(4) is one of the most promising materials owing to its high hydrogen content. In the present work, we investigated dehydrogenation properties of the combined system of LiAlH(4) and LiNH(2) under atmospheric argon. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of 2LiAlH(4)/LiNH(2) mixtures without any catalysts indicated that a large amount of hydrogen (approximately 8.1 wt %) can be released between 85 and 320 degrees C under a heating rate of 2 degrees C/min in three dehydrogenation reaction steps. It is found that LiNH(2) effectively destabilizes LiAlH(4) by reacting with LiH during the dehydrogenation process of LiAlH(4).