It is difficult to believe that they store more H2 than does liquid Hydrogen. The only way this would seem possible is if the protons were packed closer together than they are in a hydrogen molecule and stripped of the electrons.
One would think that this condition is getting closer to what is needed for fusion of the hydrogen, hence this seems like a excellent research project for a lab that has good equipment. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Teslaalset <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jul 20, 2013 5:00 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ghost of the HotCat ? Big question of course is how affordable is this stuff? Op zaterdag 20 juli 2013 schreef Terry Blanton ([email protected]) het volgende: "In fact, many hydrides, including LaNi5H6, store more hydrogen per unit volume than does liquid hydrogen. Furthermore, at modest hydrogen pressures (a few bars), LaNi5H6 releases hydrogen at or near room temperature. Its hydriding kinetics are also acceptable, and laboratory quantities can be dehydrided and rehydrided in 5 to 10 min. The main challenge of metal hydrides is their weight. Because the hydrogen content of LaNi5H6 is only 1.4% by weight (wt%), storing 5 kg of hydrogen would require 360 kg of LaNi5H6." http://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-10/iss-1/p20.html Stores more hydrogen than liquid hydrogen. Remarkable!
