Hydrogen storage thermodynamics and dynamics of La-Mg-Ni-based LaMg12-type alloys synthesized by mechanical milling
来源期刊:Rare Metals2019年第12期
论文作者:Yang-Huan Zhang Peng-Fei Gong Long-Wen Li Hao Sun Dian-Chen Feng Shi-Hai Guo
文章页码:1144 - 1152
摘 要:Nanocrystalline/amorphous LaMg12-type alloyNi composites with a nominal composition of LaMg11Ni+x wt% Ni(x=100,200) were synthesized by mechanical milling.Effects of Ni content and milling time on the gaseous hydrogen storage thermodynamics and dynamics of alloys were systematically investigated.The hydrogen desorption properties were studied by Sievert apparatus and a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC).Thermodynamic parameters(△H and ΔS) for the hydrogen absorption and desorption of alloys were calculated by Van’t Hoff equation.Hydrogen desorption activation energy of alloy hydride was estimated by Arrhenius and Kissinger methods.The increase in Ni content has a slight effect on the thermodynamic properties of alloys,but it significantly enhances the hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics performance of alloys.Moreover,variation of milling time clearly affects the hydrogen storage properties of alloys.Hydrogen absorption capacity(C100a) and hydrogen absorption saturation ratio(R10a)(a ratio of the hydrogen absorption capacity at 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) have maximum values with milling time varying.But hydrogen desorption ratio(R20d)(a ratio of the hydrogen desorption capacity at 20 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) always increases with milling time prolonging.Particularly,prolonging milling time from 5 to 60 h makes R20d increase from 10.89% to 16.36% for the x=100 alloy and from 13.93% to 21.68% for the x=200 alloy,respectively.
稀有金属(英文版) 2019,38(12),1144-1152
Yang-Huan Zhang Peng-Fei Gong Long-Wen Li Hao Sun Dian-Chen Feng Shi-Hai Guo
Key Laboratory of Integrated Exploitation of Bayan Obo Multi-Metal Resources,Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology
Department of Functional Material Research,Central Iron and Steel Research Institute
作者简介:*Yang-Huan Zhang e-mail:zhangyh59@sina.com;
收稿日期:4 December 2015
基金:financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51371094 and 51471054);
Yang-Huan Zhang Peng-Fei Gong Long-Wen Li Hao Sun Dian-Chen Feng Shi-Hai Guo
Key Laboratory of Integrated Exploitation of Bayan Obo Multi-Metal Resources,Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology
Department of Functional Material Research,Central Iron and Steel Research Institute
Abstract:
Nanocrystalline/amorphous LaMg12-type alloyNi composites with a nominal composition of LaMg11Ni+x wt% Ni(x=100,200) were synthesized by mechanical milling.Effects of Ni content and milling time on the gaseous hydrogen storage thermodynamics and dynamics of alloys were systematically investigated.The hydrogen desorption properties were studied by Sievert apparatus and a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC).Thermodynamic parameters(△H and ΔS) for the hydrogen absorption and desorption of alloys were calculated by Van't Hoff equation.Hydrogen desorption activation energy of alloy hydride was estimated by Arrhenius and Kissinger methods.The increase in Ni content has a slight effect on the thermodynamic properties of alloys,but it significantly enhances the hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics performance of alloys.Moreover,variation of milling time clearly affects the hydrogen storage properties of alloys.Hydrogen absorption capacity(C100a) and hydrogen absorption saturation ratio(R10a)(a ratio of the hydrogen absorption capacity at 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) have maximum values with milling time varying.But hydrogen desorption ratio(R20d)(a ratio of the hydrogen desorption capacity at 20 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) always increases with milling time prolonging.Particularly,prolonging milling time from 5 to 60 h makes R20d increase from 10.89% to 16.36% for the x=100 alloy and from 13.93% to 21.68% for the x=200 alloy,respectively.
Keyword:
LaMg12 alloy; Mechanical milling; Thermodynamics and dynamics; Activation energy; Hydrogen storage;
Received: 4 December 2015
1 Introduction
As a globally accepted clean and recyclable fuel,hydrogen applied to vehicles fuel cell or portable electronic devices is a pursuit and dream of scientists around the world for decades.It is believed that the wide application of fuel cell vehicles will fundamentally cut down both energy consummption and carbon dioxide emissions due to the fact that about one-quarter of total energy in the world was consumed by transport
Generally,the primary principles for improving the hydrogen storage kinetics of RE-Mg-based alloys are believed to be no more than two categories:the first one is preparing an ultra-fine microstructure (sub-100 nm range);the second one is adding catalytic elements such as transition metals,transition metal oxides and rareearth (RE) metals
It is well known that Ni can promote the amorphization process in the alloy and exert a highly powerful catalytic action on the hydrogen absorption and desorption of RE-Mg-based alloys,and hence,in the present work,Mg in the LaMg12-type alloy was partially substituted by Ni.The nanocrystalline and amorphous LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni(x=100,200) alloys were prepared by mechanical milling,and the effects of Ni content and milling time on the gaseous hydrogen storage thermodynamics and kinetics performance of the alloys were investigated in detail.
2 Experimental
Experimental alloys with a chemical composition of LaMg11Ni were prepared using a vacuum induction furnace in a helium atmosphere at a pressure of 0.04 MPa to prevent Mg from volatilization.A part of the as-cast alloys was mechanically crushed into powder with diameter of<50μm.The alloy powder was mixed with carbonyl nickel powder with a weight ratio of 1:1 and 1:2,respectively.Subsequently,the mixed powder was mechanically milled by a planetary-type mill in an argon atmosphere to prevent the powder from oxidation during ball milling.The obtained samples were handled in a glove box under Ar atmosphere.Cr-Ni stainless steel ball and powder with a weight ratio of 35:1 were placed into Cr-Ni stainless steel vials together.Duration time was 5,10,20,40 and 60 h,respectively.Milling speed was 135 r·min-1.
Phase structures of as-cast and milled alloys before and after hydriding were determined using X-ray diffractometer (XRD,D/max/2400),which was performed with Cu Kαl radiation filtered by graphite at 160 mA,40 kV and 10 (°)·min-1.The powder samples of the as-milled alloys were observed by highresolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM,JEM-2100F,operated at 200 kV),and their crystalline states were ascertained by el ectron diffraction (ED).
The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics and pressure-composition isotherms (P-C-T) curves of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus with a furnace controlled to an accuracy of±1 K.The hydrogen absorption and desorption were,respectively,performed at 3 MPa hydrogen pressure (in fact.this pressure is the initial pressure of hydriding process) and1×10-4 MPa at 553,573,593 and 613 K.300 mg sample was loaded into a cylindrical reactor for each measurement.
Hydrogen desorption properties were also measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC,STA449C) at heating rates of 5.10.15 and 20 K·min-1.
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Microstructural characteristics
The phase components and structure characteristics of ascast and milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=0,100,200)alloys before and after hydriding were subjected to XRD detections,just as demonstrated in Fig.1.It indicates that the as-cast LaMg11Ni alloy·contains a major phase La2Mg17 and a secondary phase Mg2Ni.The mechanical milling results in the diffraction peaks merging and broadening with the increase in Ni content,suggesting that the crystalline stucture has transformed to a nanocrystalline or amorphous structure.Furthermore,increasing Ni content in alloys evidently lowers the intensity of diffraction peaks and clearly broadens its width,implying that increasing Ni content promotes the formation of glass in the alloy.As stated by Abdellaoui et al.
Fig.1 XRD patterns of as-cast and milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=0,100,200) alloys a before and b after hydriding
It can be found that the diffraction peaks of the hydrides clearly broaden,which is ascribed to the lattice stress and strain originated from hydrogen atoms entering into lattice interstitials.
Moreover,the detail information of as-cast LaMg11Ni alloy also was analyzed according to the Rietveld refinements,as shown in Fig.2.The milled alloys and hydrogenated alloys cannot be fitted with the Rietveld method because their XRD detections are amorphous.The as-cast LaMg11Ni alloy is composed of major phase La2Mg17(79.9 wt%) with space group of P63/mmc hexagonal structure (a=b=1.0342 nm,c=1.0287 nm) and secondary phase Mg2Ni (21.1 wt%) with space group of P6222 hexagonal structure (a=b=0.5209 nm,c=1.3269 nm).
Figure 3 shows HRTEM images and ED patterns of asmilled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys.Two phases La2Mg17 and Mg2Ni are found in the as-cast alloy,which is also supported by ED pattern.After milled for 5 h,the x=100 alloy exhibits a major nanocrystalline structure,while the x=200 alloy presents a visible nanocrystalline and amorphous structure,and the average size of the as-milled alloys measured by linear intercept method is found to be in the range of 8-12 nm.Meanwhile,some crystal defects,such as dislocation,grain boundary and twin,can be clearly observed in the as-milled alloys.
Fig.2 Rietveld refinement on XRD patterns of as-cast LaMg11Ni alloy (Rw,mathematical fitting coefficient;Rp,physical fitting coefficient)
3.2 Gaseous hydrogen absorption/desorption thermodynamic s
P-C-T curves of as-milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni(x=100,200) alloys are depicted in Fig.4.Compared with the P-C-T curve of as-cast LaMg11Ni alloys (not shown here),the absorption and desorption pressure plateaus of as-milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200)alloys are found to display a clear inclination and a large hysteresis,suggesting that the addition of Ni and mechanical milling could also affect the desorption thermodynamic behavior of the alloys.The effect of milling and Ni addition brings on gentle tilted plateaus of MgH2 and Mg2NiH4.The content of MgH2 is much larger than that of Mg2NiH4;hence,MgH2 shows a longer tilted plateaus,which may smoothly connect to the shorter tilted platform of Mg2NiH4.Therefore,it is shown only one plateau for P-C-T curves.Moreover,it is visible that the milling time has an evident effect on the maximum hydrogen storage capacities of the alloys.The milling time dependence of maximum hydrogen storage capacities is also shown in Fig.4.Evidently,the hydrogen storage capacities of the alloys first augment and then decline with milling time prolonging,and the maximum value is 5.74%and 5.97%for x=100 and 200 alloys,respectively,indicating that increasing Ni content conduces to the hydrogen absorption of the as-milled alloys.It is worth noting that the milling time corresponding to the maximum hydrogen storage capacity clearly shortens with Ni content increasing.
Fig.3 HRTEM images and ED patterns of as-cast and milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=0,100,200) alloys:a x=0,b x=100 and c x=200
Fig.4 P-C-T curves of as-milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys at 553 K:ax=100 and b x=200
To obtain the thermodynamic parameters (enthalpy change,ΔH,and entropy change,AS) of the hydrogen absorption/desorption reaction,P-C-T curves of as-milled(5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys were measured in the temperature range of 553-613 K,as shown in Fig.5.From the data in Fig.5,Van't Hoff diagrams can be obtained for the hydrogen absorption/desorption of the alloys(Fig.5).Obviously,there are good linear relations between InpH2/p0 and l/T for all the alloys.Thus,theΔH and AS can be easily calculated from Van't Hoff equation
where pH2 is the equilibrium hydrogen gas pressure (due to the fact that the pressure plateaus have a clear inclination and,hence,it was taken the pressure corresponding to the50%of the maximum hydrogen absorption/desorption capacity as equilibrium hydrogen gas pressure),pa is the standard atmospheric pressure,T is the sample temperature and R is the gas constant.The obtained enthalpy and entropy changes in the as-milled alloys are listed in Table 1.Apparently,increasing Ni content slightly affects the thermodynamic properties of the as-milled alloys.
Fig.5 P-C-T curves of as-milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys in a temperature range of 553-613 K and Van't Hoff diagrams for hydrogen absorption/desorption of alloys (R2,degree of fitting):a x=100 and b x=200
3.3 Hydrogen absorption/desorption kinetics
Hydrogen absorption kinetics of alloys was evaluated by hydrogen absorption saturation ratio (
where
where
Figure 7 describes the reaction time dependence of hydrogen desorption capacities of as-milled (5 h)LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys in the temperature range of 553-613 K.It is evident that the hydrogen desorption kinetics is very intensive to temperature.
Table 1 Enthalpy and entropy change in as-milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys
Fig.6 Evolutions of a
More specifically,increasing hydrogen desorption temperature makes the dehydriding rate faster and the dehydriding capacity higher.By comparing Fig.7a with b,it is also found that for all the dehydriding temperatures,x=200 alloy displays faster dehydriding kinetics than x=100 alloy,indicating that increasing Ni content facilitates the improvement in dehydriding kinetics.
3.4 Hydrogen desorption activation energy
Activation energy is viewed as a determined crucial parameter for evaluating the gas-solid reaction kinetics.With regard to gaseous hydrogen desorption,it is generally considered to be associated with total energy barrier concerning hydrogen desorption processes
where A is a temperature-independent coefficient,T is the absolute temperature and k is an effective kinetic parameter.The hydrogen desorption curves were analyzed using Johnson-Mehl-Avrami (JMA) equation
where a is the phase fraction transformed at time t which can be identified with a normalized hydrogen content(ranging from 0 to 1) andηis the Avrami exponent.Based on the data in Fig.7,the logarithmic transform of the Eq.(5) was used to construct a graph of In[-ln(1-α)]versus Int at 553,573,593 and 613 K in which isothermal experimental data are found to be approximatively linear,as illustrated in Fig.8.The linear fitting can be done by plotting 1nk versus 1/T,which is also shown in Fig.8.From the slope of the Arrhenius plot of 1nk versus 1/T,the activation energy (
Fig.7 Hydrogen desorption kinetic curves of as-rnilled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys at 553,573,593 and 613 K:a x=100 and b x=200
Another method to calculate the activation energy is the Kissinger one,and Kissinger equation is as follows
where
To establish the relationship between the hydrogen activation energy of alloys and milling time,the hydrogen desorption activation energies of all as-milled LaMg11-Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys using Arrhenius and Kissinger methods were calculated,to obtain the milling time dependence of Ede (for Arrhenius method
Some elucidations can be provided for the effects of Ni content and milling time on the hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys.As for the positive contribution of the mechanical milling to hydrogen storage kinetics,it may be attributed to a change in the alloy structure which results from the ball milling.The crystalline alloy milled mechanically becomes at least partially disordered and its structure changes into nanocrystalline or amorphous,creating a lot of new crystallites and grain boundaries (Fig.3),which can provide numerous sites with low diffusion activation energy,thus facilitating the diffusion of hydrogen atoms in alloys
Fig.8 Plots of 1n[-1n(1-a)]versus 1nt of as-milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys at 553,573,593 and 613 K and Arrhenius plots (R2,degree of fitting):a x=100 and b x=200
Fig.9 DSC curves of as-milled (5 h) LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys at various heating rates and Kissinger plots:ax=100 and b x=200
Fig.10 Variations of hydrogen desorption activation energies of as-milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys calculated by Arrhenius and Kissinger methods with milling time
4 Conclusion
The variation of Ni content incurs a very slight effect on the thermodynamic parameters (ΔH andΔS) of as-milled LaMg11Ni+x wt%Ni (x=100,200) alloys,whereas it dramatically improves hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of alloys,for which the decreased hydrogen desorption activation energy caused by increasing Ni content is basically responsible.Gaseous hydrogen absorption capacity(
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