Hydrogen production by the reaction of Al-based metals with water vapor. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Tianyou; Yang, Weijuan; Zhang, Shengsheng; Zhou, Junhu; Liu, Jianzhong
• Is Part Of: Energy sources. Volume 40:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Al–Li alloy -- Al–Mg–Li -- gage pressure -- hydrogen generation -- thermogravimetric; Natural resources -- Periodicals; Energy consumption -- Periodicals; Energy consumption -- Climatic factors -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Environment aspects -- Periodicals; Power (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2017.1315759
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-7036

Abstract

ABSTRACT: As the most abundant metal on the earth, aluminum is one of alternative clean fuels. This work presents experimental studies on the reaction process characteristics in a specially designed reactor using Al-based metals as fuel. The experiments of different samples with steam in a thermogravimetric analyzer and special designed reactor indicated that Al–Li alloy had a better reactivity than Al–Mg–Li. The efficiency was 87.83% and H2 yield reached 1155.03 ml/g for Al–Li alloy. It is feasible to use Al–Li alloy as fuel to provide H2 and heat.