@inproceedings{087b244f810545cbaa13fd10d56ac48e,
title = "Organic acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of magnesium hydride for generation of hydrogen in a batch system hydrogen reactor",
abstract = "Hydrogen generation from MgH2 is of interest to the research community due to various alluring attributes of MgH2 as a hydrogen generation substrate. In this study MgH2 powder was utilized as a substrate in hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by acetic acid, an environmentally friendly and relatively cheap acid. The reaction was conducted in a hydrogen generation reactor operated in a batch mode. Three sample weights (0.4g, 0.8g and 1.2g) of the substrates were utilized for the experiment at 40, 50, 60 and 70 wt% acetic acid concentration at 50 °C for investigation of the roles of substrate weigh and catalyst concentration on hydrogen yield. The results indicated that MgH2 powder weight influenced hydrogen generation more compared to the catalyst concentration. The highest hydrogen yield in the study was 0.048 L hydrogen gas from 0.4g MgH2 powder (70 wt% acetic acid) while the highest hydrogen generation was reported when 1.2g substrate hydrolyzed in 50 wt% acetic acid.",
keywords = "Hydrogen generation, Hydrolysis, Kinetics, Magnesium hydride, Thermodynamics",
author = "Adeniran, {Joshua Adeniyi} and Akinlabi, {Esther Titilayo} and Chen, {Hong Sheng} and Romeo Fono-Tamo and Jen, {Tien Chien}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright International Association of Engineers.; 2017 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2017 ; Conference date: 25-10-2017 Through 27-10-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789881404848",
series = "Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science",
publisher = "Newswood Limited",
pages = "615--619",
editor = "Ao, {S. I.} and Grundfest, {W. S.} and Craig Douglas",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2017, WCECS 2017",
}