Hmmmm,
http://phys.org/partners/michigan-technological-university/
Hu’s team added carbon dioxide <http://phys.org/tags/carbon+dioxide/> to
less than a gram of Li_3 N at 330 degrees Celsius, and the surrounding
temperature jumped almost immediately to about 1,000 degrees Celsius
++++
"Some like it hot!" Thought provoking, that is, not amusing.
My background includes production and sale of LiH and Li D in the
1950's. Products also included LiBH4, LiBD4 (For H bomb war heads) and
LiAlH4 for production and aluminumborohydride and diborane. The diborane
was alkylated with pentene to yield an adduct used in Navy jets as a
super fuel. Do the math. MgH2 is by far the most efficient solid storage
weight wise for H. Do the math. Or go back and check out NY State
Chemistry Regents Exams of the 1940's. This should be taught in grade
school now like they do in China. All hydrides undergo deterioration
over time and have limited shelf life stored in evacuated (or inert
atmosphere) containers immersed in liquid nitrogen.
