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Amorphous metal alloy compositions for reversible hydrogen storage
Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1988-09-08
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-09-08
Abstract
Abstract Novel materials having the ability to reversibly store hydrogen are amorphous metal alloys of the formula A.sub.a M.sub.b M'.sub.c wherein A is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Hg, Pd and Pt; M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pb, Ru, Cu, Cr, Mo, Si, W, Ni, Al, Sn, Co, Fe, Zn, Cd, Ga and Mn; and M' is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Ti, Y, Zr, Hf, Nb, V, Ta and the rare earths; and wherein a ranges from greater than zero to about 0.80; b ranges from zero to about 0.70; and c ranges from about 0.08 to about 0.95; characterized in that (1) a substantial portion of A is disposed on the surface of said material and/or (2) that said material functions as an active surface layer for adsorbing/desorbing hydrogen in conjunction with a bulk storage material comprising a reversible hydrogen storage material.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert K. Grasselli
- 👤 Michael A. Tenhover
- 👤 Jonathan H. Harris
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:30
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C45/00; C22C45/10; B; B22; B22F; B22F9/00; B22F9/002; B22F9/004; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/0005; C01B3/001; C01B3/0018; C01B3/0031; C01B3/0047; C01B3/0057; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y10; Y10S; Y10S420/00; Y10S420/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12458; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12806; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12875; Y10T428/12944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A reversible hydrogen storage structure having an active hydrogen absorption surface layer and a bulk hydrogen storage material, said active surface layer comprising a substantially amorphous metal alloy of the formula: A.sub.a M.sub.b M'.sub.c wherein A is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Hg, Pd and Pt; M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pb, Ru, Cu, Cr, Mo, Si, W, Ni, Al, Sn, Co, Fe, Zn, Cd, Ga and Mn; and M' is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Ti, Y, Zr, Hf, Nb, V, Ta and the rare earths; and wherein a ranges from greater than zero to about 0.80; b ranges from greater than zero to about 0.70; and c ranges from about 0.08 to about 0.95; said bulk storage material comprising a crystalline reversible hydrogen storage material of the formula: M.sub.f M'.sub.g wherein M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Cr and Co; and M' is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of V and Zr; and wherein f ranges from about 0.26 to about 0.60; and g ranges from about 0.40 to about 0.74, and with the proviso that said M and M' of said surface layer are the same metals as said M and M' of said bulk storage material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A reversible hydrogen storage structure having an active hydrogen absorption surface layer and a bulk hydrogen storage material, said active surface layer comprising a substantially amorphous metal alloy of the formula: A.sub.a M.sub.b M'.sub.c wherein A is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Hg, Pd and Pt; M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pb, Ru, Cu, Cr, Mo, Si, W, Ni, Al, Sn, Co, Fe, Zn, Cd, Ga and Mn; and M' is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Ti, Y, Zr, Hf, Nb, V, Ta and the rare earths; and wherein a ranges from greater than zero to about 0.80; b ranges from greater than zero to about 0.70; and c ranges from about 0.08 to about 0.95; said bulk storage material comprising a crystalline reversible hydrogen storage material of the formula: M.sub.f M'.sub.g wherein M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Cr and Co; and M' is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of V and Zr; and wherein f ranges from about 0.26 to about 0.60; and g ranges from about 0.40 to about 0.74, and with the proviso that said M and M' of said surface layer are the same metals as said M and M' of said bulk storage material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein A is Pd, Pt or a combination thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein M of said surface layer is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ru, Fe, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, Al, co and W.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein M of said surface layer is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cu, Ni, Fe, Mo, Cr, W, and Co.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein M' of said surface layer is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Ta, V and Zr.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein a ranges from 0.01 to about 0.75; b ranges from about 0.1 to about 0.5; and c ranges from about 0.2 to about 0.85.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein a ranges from about 0.02 to about 0.7; b ranges from about 0.2 to about 0.4; and c ranges from about 0.3 to about 0.8.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein M of said bulk storage material is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Cr and Co.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein M' of said bulk storage material is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of V and Zr.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said bulk storage material is laves phase and comprises Ni, V and Zr.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said bulk storage material is base-centered orthorhombic and comprises Ni and Zr.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reversible hydrogen storage structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said bulk storage material is body-centered tetragonal and comprises Ni, Cr and Zr.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bulk storage material in accordance with claim 10 wherein said material is Ni 52 V 15 Zr 33 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bulk storage material in accordance with claim 11 wherein said material is Ni 59 Zr 41 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bulk storage material in accordance with claim 12 wherein said material is Ni 50 Cr 5 Zr 45 .
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