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Giovanni Capurso

0000-0002-5117-1593

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Development of a modular room-temperature hydride storage system for vehicular applications

2016

The subject of this paper concerns the development of a vehicular hydrogen tank system, using a commercial interstitial metal hydride as storage material. The design of the tank was intended to feed a fuel cell in a light prototype vehicle, and the chosen hydride material, Hydralloy C5 by GfE, was expected to be able to absorb and desorb hydrogen in a range of pressure suitable for this purpose. A systematic analysis of the material in laboratory scale allows an extrapolation of the thermodynamic and reaction kinetics data. The following development of the modular tank was done according to the requirements of the prototype vehicle propulsion system and led to promising intermediate results…

Interstitial metalComputer sciencePrototype vehicle02 engineering and technologyPropulsionHydrogen tankPropulsion010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesHydrogen storageSorption proceRange (aeronautics)General Materials ScienceProcess engineeringFlexibility (engineering)Hydridebusiness.industryHydrideFuel cellVehicular applicationsReaction kineticGeneral ChemistryModular designHydrogen storage021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesTanks (containers)Computer data storageModular approach0210 nano-technologybusinessHeat management
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Metal Hydride-Based Hydrogen Storage Tank Coupled with an Urban Concept Fuel Cell Vehicle: Off Board Tests

2018

Materials scienceWaste managementRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentHydride05 social sciences02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyEnergy storageMetalHydrogen storagevisual_art0502 economics and businessvisual_art.visual_art_mediumFuel cells050207 economics0210 nano-technologyGeneral Environmental Science
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Ball-milling and AlB2 addition effects on the hydrogen sorption properties of the CaH2 + MgB2 system

2011

Abstract Among the borohydrides proposed for solid state hydrogen storage, Ca(BH 4 ) 2 is particularly interesting because of its favourable thermodynamics and relatively cheap price. Composite systems, where other species are present in addition to the borohydride, show some advantages in hydrogen sorption properties with respect to the borohydrides alone, despite a reduction of the theoretical storage capacity. We have investigated the milling time influence on the sorption properties of the CaH 2  + MgB 2 system from which Ca(BH 4 ) 2 and MgH 2 can be synthesized by hydrogen absorption process. Manometric and calorimetric measurements showed better kinetics for long time milled samples. …

MagnesiumSorption kineticsMechanical EngineeringInorganic chemistryComposite numberMetals and Alloyschemistry.chemical_elementSorptionBorohydridesHydrogen storageBorohydrideBall-millingHydrogen storagechemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryHydrogen absorptionMechanics of MaterialsAluminiumMaterials ChemistryBall millHydrogen storage; Borohydrides; Ball-milling; Hydrogen absorption; Sorption kineticsPowder diffraction
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Nanoconfined mixed Li and Mg borohydrides as materials for solid state hydrogen storage

2012

Abstract Several mixtures of LiBH4 and Mg(BH4)2 borohydrides in different stoichiometric ratios (1:0, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 0:1), prepared by high energy ball milling, have been investigated with X-ray powder diffraction and thermal programmed desorption (TPD) volumetric analysis to test the dehydrogenation kinetics in correlation with the physical mixture composition. Afterwards mixed and unmixed borohydrides were dispersed on high specific surface area ball milled graphite by means of the solvent infiltration technique. BET and statistical thickness methods were used to characterize the support surface properties, and SEM micrographs gave a better understanding of the preparation techniques. It …

Materials scienceRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentNanoporousMagnesium borohydridehydrogen storage borohydrides nanoconfinement nanomaterialsInorganic chemistryNucleationNanoconfinementEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyHydrogen storageHydrogen storage Lithium borohydride Magnesium borohydride NanoconfinementCondensed Matter PhysicsLithium borohydrideHydrogen storageFuel TechnologyChemical engineeringSpecific surface areaDesorptionDehydrogenationGraphiteBall mill
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