A novel catalyst precursor K2TiF6 with remarkable synergetic effects of K, Ti and F together on reversible hydrogen storage of NaAlH4

Yongfeng Liu; Chu Liang; Hai Zhou; Mingxia Gao; Hongge Pan; Qidong Wang

doi:10.1039/c0cc03264f

A novel catalyst precursor K2TiF6 with remarkable synergetic effects of K, Ti and F together on reversible hydrogen storage of NaAlH4

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Feb 14;47(6):1740-2. doi: 10.1039/c0cc03264f. Epub 2010 Nov 30.

Authors

Yongfeng Liu¹, Chu Liang, Hai Zhou, Mingxia Gao, Hongge Pan, Qidong Wang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China.

PMID: 21116583
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc03264f

Abstract

A synergetic effect of K, Ti and F together on improving the reversible hydrogen storage properties of NaAlH(4) is found by intruding K(2)TiF(6) as catalyst precursor. Around 4.4 wt% of hydrogen can be released from the NaAlH(4)-0.025 K(2)TiF(6) sample within 40 min at 140 °C.