Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of magnesium and aluminium alloys and their hydrides
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lototskyy, Mykhaylo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sekgobela, Tshepo Kgokane | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-30T08:10:33Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-09T10:51:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-30T08:10:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-09T10:51:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | >Magister Scientiae - MSc | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Activation energy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Acetic acid | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aluminium chloride | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hydrogen storage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Organic acids | en_US |
| dc.title | Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of magnesium and aluminium alloys and their hydrides | en_US |