Evaluation of Hydrogen Yield by Hydrolysis from Waste Magnesium Based Materials Catalysed by Stainless Steel Net in Iron Chloride Solution

Vuyo T. Hashe, Tien Chien Jen

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Abstract

Hydrogen (H2) economy more and more attention and it is soon to become a priority development to all nations around the globe. H2 offers a wide range of benefits and the greatest of them all is its ability and flexibility to be used as a green energy carrier. More and more car manufacturers are following suit in moving from prototyping to commercial demonstrations of fuel cell electric cars. Natural gas and coal are currently the cheapest sources of hydrogen and are likely to remain so. In the present study, magnesium waste-based materials from end of life products were used as raw materials in the presence of iron chloride added water solution to generate hydrogen gas. Magnesium (Mg) reacts slowly with water and releases hydrogen at room temperature and this is followed by the formation of magnesium hydroxide on its surface. This reaction was accelerated by an addition of 1.5 wt% of iron chloride. The results confirmed iron chloride as an excellent hydrolysis reaction accelerator with stainless steel as an effective catalyst. On average, the reaction yielded 2700mL of H2 over 3600 seconds.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
EditorsNixon Muganda Ochara, Julius Nyerere Odhiambo
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages138-140
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781728134642
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Event2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 2 Oct 20194 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019

Conference

Conference2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period2/10/194/10/19

Keywords

  • catalyst
  • hydrogen
  • hydrolysis
  • iron chloride
  • magnesium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Health Informatics
  • Education
  • Health (social science)
  • Sociology and Political Science

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