1. Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of calcium hydride.
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Balakrishnan, Sruthy, Humphries, Terry D., Paskevicius, Mark, and Buckley, Craig E.
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THERMODYNAMICS , *HYDRIDES , *LITERATURE reviews , *HYDROGEN as fuel , *MELTING points , *ACTIVATION energy , *SOLID-liquid equilibrium - Abstract
Calcium hydride has shown great potential as a hydrogen storage material and as a thermochemical energy storage material. To date, its high operating temperature (above 800 °C) has not only hindered its opportunity for technological application but also prevented detailed determination of its thermodynamics of hydrogen sorption. In addition, calcium metal suffers from high volatility, high corrosivity from Ca (and CaH 2), slow kinetics of hydrogen sorption, and the solubility of Ca in CaH 2. In this work, a literature review of the wide-ranging thermodynamic properties of CaH 2 is provided along with a detailed experimental investigation into the thermodynamic properties of molten and solid CaH 2. The thermodynamic values of hydrogen release from both molten and solid CaH 2 were determined as Δ H des (molten CaH 2) = 216 ± 10 kJ mol−1.H 2 , Δ S des (molten CaH 2) = 177 ± 9 J K−1 mol−1.H 2, which equates to a 1 bar hydrogen equilibrium temperature for molten CaH 2 of 947 ± 65 °C. Similarly, in the solid-state: Δ H des (solid CaH 2) = 172 ± 12 kJ mol−1.H 2 , Δ S des (solid CaH 2) = 144 ± 10 J K−1 mol−1.H 2. Moreover, the activation energy of hydrogen release from CaH 2 was also calculated using DSC analysis as E a = 203 ± 12 kJ mol−1. This study provides the first thermodynamics for the Ca–H system in over 60 years, providing more accurate data on this emerging energy storage material. • The thermodynamics for hydrogen desorption of calcium hydride were determined. • This is the first study in over 60 years to determine the thermal properties. • The kinetics of hydrogen release were measured using the Kissinger method. • The melting point of CaH 2 was measured under a hydrogen atmosphere. • A literature review of previous thermodynamic studies on CaH 2 is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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