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    Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of magnesium and aluminium alloys and their hydrides
    (University of the Western Cape, 2021) Sekgobela, Tshepo Kgokane; Lototskyy, Mykhaylo
    This study presents the successful characterization and hydrolysis of magnesium hydride (MgH2) for hydrogen generation. The as-received MgH2 served as a precursor in most of the hydrolysis experiments for H2 generation. The phase-structural and morphological characteristics of the as-received MgH2 were evaluated using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray dispersive diffraction (XRD) characterization techniques. The hydrogen storage performance of the as-received MgH2 was analysed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) techniques. The hydrolysis of MgH2 was performed in a hydrogen generation reactor operated in a batch mode where the temperature and H2 flow rate were logged.