Increased air stability and decreased dehydrogenation temperature of LiBH4 via modification within poly(methylmethacrylate)

Dalton Trans. 2014 Jan 14;43(2):410-3. doi: 10.1039/c3dt51989a.

Abstract

An air-stable LiBH4 polymeric composite was successfully prepared by modifying LiBH4 with a gas-barrier polymer matrix, poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). The as-prepared LiBH4@PMMA composite started to dehydrogenate at 53 °C with the first main dehydrogenation peak at 116 °C, and 5.2 wt% of hydrogen released at 162 °C within 1 h.

MeSH terms

  • Air*
  • Borohydrides / chemistry*
  • Drug Stability
  • Hydrogenation
  • Lithium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry*
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Borohydrides
  • Lithium Compounds
  • lithium borohydride
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate