%0 Artikel
%@ 1359-6462
%A Pistidda, C.
%A  Barkhordarian, G.
%A  Rzeszutek, A.
%A  Garroni, S.
%A  Bonatto Minella, C.
%A  Baro, M.D.
%A  Nolis, P.
%A  Bormann, R.
%A  Klassen, T.
%A  Dornheim, M.

%D 2011
%J Scripta Materialia
%N 1410
%P 1035 - 1038 
%R doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.02.017
%T Activation of the reactive hydride composite 2NaBH4 + MgH2
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.02.017
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%X A novel method to enhance the reaction kinetics of the reactive hydride composite 2NaBH4 + MgH2 is described. It has been discovered that short-term exposure to a moist atmosphere has a very beneficial effect on the desorption reaction of the 2NaBH4 + MgH2 mixture. By this procedure it is possible to achieve, after drying, both faster desorption kinetics and greater amounts of released hydrogen compared to ball-milled material without further treatment.