Hemijska Industrija (Jan 2009)

Investigation of hydrogen absorption kinetics on intermetallic compounds Hf2Ni, Hf2Co and Hf2Fe

  • Kumrić Sandra V.,
  • Stojić Dragica Lj.,
  • Cekić Božidar Đ.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/HEMIND0903159K
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 63, no. 3
pp. 159 – 162

Abstract

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Polycrystalline intermetallics Hf2Ni, Hf2Co and Hf2Fe are investigated as the hydrogen absorbers in the temperature range 348 to 823 K, under the constant hydrogen pressure of 1 bar. The absorption process was carried out in typical volumetric apparatus and H/M mole ratios together with rate constants and activation energies for hydrogen absorption reaction were determined. Achieved hydrogen absorption capacities at 573 K are: 0.60, 0.90 and 1.48 and rate constants at 573 K are: 0.38×10-3, 0.55×10-3 and 4.72×10-3 s-1 for Hf2Ni, Hf2Co and Hf2Fe respectively. Determined activation energies are: for Hf2Ni, 38.44 kJ/mol, for Hf2Co, 19.62 kJ/mol and 2.74 kJ/mol for Hf2Fe. From the obtained experimental results, it was concluded that Hf2Fe has the best hydrogen absorption ability among the examined intermetallics.

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