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Electrochemical Synthesis of Aluminium Hydride for Hydrogen Storage

G. Saraswathi, Department of Physics, Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet, TN, India. B. Nirmala,
Department of Physics, Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet, TN, India. R. Rajalakshmi International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Chennai,TN, India.

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Abstract

Electrochemical Synthesis of Aluminium hydride material was gaining interest due to usage in storing hydrogen for automobiles. Biofuel reduces pollution and various cardiac diseases all over the world. The most preferred method was Electrochemical Synthesis. The chemical method degrades the particles in three days. So the Electrochemical Synthesis was the best way to prepare Aluminium Hydride. The chemicals used were Sodium Aluminium Hydride as electrolyte, Tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a solvent and it was toxic. It was performed in Argon atmosphere. Aluminium Hydride (Alane) formed in the form of pore which gets evaporated within few seconds

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