Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA
Abstract
The effect of pure Ni addition (5 wt.%) in MgH2 powder was investigated mechanochemically for short milling times (15, 30, and 45 min). Obtained MgH2-Ni system was characterized by XRD, SEM-EDS, PSD, DSC, and TPD. Compared to pure MgH2, uniform distribution of nickel reduces the temperature of H2 desorption by more than 100 °C. It is shown that influence of two important processes, grinding and catalysis, may be followed separately. We can conclude that the catalysis of H2 desorption by Ni particles on MgH2 matrix is the dominant effect for the investigated short milling times
