Effects of spinning rate on structures and electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of RE-Mg-Ni-Mn-based AB_2-type alloys

La was partially substituted by Ce with the aim of improving the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances ofLa1–xCexMgNi3.5Mn0.5 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) alloys, and melt spinning technology was adopted to fabricate the alloys. Theidentification of XRD and SEM reveals that the experimental alloys consist of a major phase LaMgNi4 and a secondary phase LaNi5.The growth of spinning rate results in that the lattice constants and cell volume increase and the grains are markedly refined. Theelectrochemical measurement shows that the as-cast and spun alloys can obtain the maximum discharge capacities just at the firstcycle without any activation needed. With the increase of spinning rate, the discharge capacities of the alloys first increase and thendecline, whereas their cycle stabilities always grow. Moreover, the electrochemical kinetic performances of the alloys first increaseand then decrease with spinning rate growing.

Electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of as-cast and as-spun RE-Mg-Ni-Co-Al-based alloys applied to Ni/MH battery

The La-Mg-Ni-Co-Al-based AB2-type La0.8-xCe0.2YxMgNi3.4Co0.4Al0.1(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.15,0.2)alloys were prepared via melt spinning.The analyses of the X-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)proved that the experimental alloys contain the main phase LaMgNi4 and the second phase LaNi5.Increasing Y content and spinning rate lead to grain refinement and obvious change of the phase abundance without changing phase composition.Y substitution for La and melt spinning make the life-span of the alloys improved remarkably,which is attributed to the improvement of anti-oxidation,anti-pulverization and anti-corrosion abilities.In addition,the discharge capacity visibly decreases with increasing the Y content,while it firstly increases and then decreases with increasing spinning rate.The electrochemical kinetics increases to the optimum performance and then reduces with increasing spinning rate.Moreover,all the alloys achieve to the highest discharge capacities just at the initial cycle without activation.

Hydrogen storage behavior of nanocrystalline and amorphous La-Mg-Ni-based LaMg_(12)-type alloys synthesized by mechanical milling

Nanocrystalline and amorphous LaMg11Ni+x%Ni(x=100,200,mass fraction)alloys were synthesized by mechanicalmilling.The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the as-milled alloys were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system.The gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption properties were investigated by Sievert’s apparatus and differential scanningcalorimeter(DSC)connected with a H2detector.The results indicated that increasing Ni content significantly improves the gaseousand electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the as-milled alloys.The gaseous hydrogen absorption capacities andabsorption rates of the as-milled alloys have the maximum values with the variation of the milling time.But the hydrogen desorptionkinetics of the alloys always increases with the extending of milling time.In addition,the electrochemical discharge capacity andhigh rate discharge(HRD)ability of the as-milled alloys both increase first and then decrease with milling time prolonging.

Microstructure, hydrogen storage thermodynamics and kinetics of La_5Mg_(95-x)Ni_x(x=5, 10, 15) alloys

The microstructure, hydrogen storage thermodynamics and kinetics of La5Mg95-xNix (x=5, 10, 15) ternary alloys with different Ni contents were investigated. The evolutions of the microstructure and phase of experimental alloys were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy. The hydrogen storage kinetics and thermodynamics, and P-C-I curves were tested using a Sievert apparatus. It is found that increasing Ni content remarkably improves hydrogen storage kinetics but reduces the hydrogen storage capacity of alloys. The highest hydrogen absorption/desorption rate is observed in the La5Mg80Ni15 alloy, with the lowest hydrogen desorption activation value being 57.7 kJ/mol. By means of P-C-I curves and the van’t Hoff equation, it is determined that the thermodynamic performance of the alloy is initially improved and then degraded with increasing Ni content. The La5Mg85Ni10 alloy has the best thermodynamics properties with a hydrogenation enthalpy of -72.1 kJ/mol and hydrogenation entropy of -123.2 J/(mol·K).

Hydrogen storage performances of as-milled REMg_(11)Ni(RE=Y, Sm) alloys catalyzed by MoS_2

To compare the hydrogen storage performances of as-milled REMg11Ni-5MoS2(mass fraction)(RE=Y,Sm)alloys,which were catalyzed by MoS2,the corresponding alloys were prepared.The hydrogen storage performaces of these alloys were measured by various methods,such as XRD,TEM,automatic Sievert apparatus,TG and DSC.The results reveal that both of the as-milled alloys exhibit a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure.The RE=Y alloy shows a larger hydrogen absorption capacity,faster hydriding rate,lower initial hydrogen desorption temperature,superior hydrogen desorption property,and lower hydrogen desorption activation energy,which is thought to be the reason of its better hydrogen storage kinetics,as compared with RE=Sm alloy.

鲕状赤铁矿“微波还原焙烧-弱磁选”提铁工艺

为解决鲕状赤铁矿利用的技术难题,采用“微波还原焙烧-弱磁选”提铁工艺处理鲕状赤铁矿。基于对矿物的XRD、SEM和EDX以及化学检测分析,研究了脱磷后鲕状赤铁矿“微波还原焙烧-弱磁选”的最佳工艺条件。结果发现,浮选后铁精矿在温度为650℃、煤粉配比为15%、焙烧时间为10min的条件下经微波还原焙烧后进行弱磁选,在磁场强度为80kA/m,磨矿细度为-0.038mm占41.5%的弱磁选条件下,经“1粗1扫”弱磁选工艺,最终获得了品位为62.8%、作业回收率82.5%和含磷量0.27%的磁铁精矿。