Effect of measurement parameters on thermodynamic properties of La-based metal hydrides

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 5888 - 5898
• Main Authors: Sharma, Vinod Kumar, Anil Kumar, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 04-04-2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alternative fuels. Production and utilization; Applied sciences; Energy; Enthalpy; Entropy; Exact sciences and technology; Fuels; Hydrides; Hydrogen; Hydrogen storage; Hydrogen-based energy; Isotherms; Mathematical analysis; Metal hydride; Pressure–concentration isotherm; Reaction enthalpy; Reaction entropy; Thermodynamic properties; Reaction entropy; Hydrogen storage; Metal hydride; Pressure–concentration isotherm; Reaction enthalpy; Measurement; Hydrogen; Enthalpy; Pressure-concentration isotherm; Isotherm; Entropy; Hydrides; Thermodynamic properties
• ISSN: 0360-3199; 1879-3487
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.174

Pressure–concentration isotherms (PCIs) of LaNi5−xAlx (x = 0.3 and 0.4) hydrides were measured using a volumetric method. Two important thermodynamic properties, enthalpy of formation (ΔH) and entropy of formation (ΔS), were calculated using the van't Hoff equation. The effects of the Al content on the hydrogen storage capacity, plateau pressure and thermodynamic properties were studied. Additionally, the effects of the charging/discharging pressure difference (ΔPs) during each step of the absorption/desorption PCI measurement on the hydrogen storage capacity (wt%), equilibrium pressure (Pe), plateau slope, reaction enthalpy (ΔH) and entropy (ΔS) were studied for LaNi4.6Al0.4 hydride. All of these properties (Pe, ΔH, ΔS, etc.) showed a significant variation with ΔPs. The effect of the temperature range on the estimation of the enthalpy of formation was investigated. It was observed that ΔH depends on the experimental temperature range.
•Effect of operating parameters on properties of La-based hydrides were studied.•Variation in ΔPs affect the measurement of thermodynamic properties.•Over a narrow temperature range ΔH is independent of temperature.•However, over a wide temperature range, ΔH is dependent on temperature.