Hydrogen storage materials useful for heat pump applications
US4832913A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S420/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a class of multicomponent, high capacity hydrogen storage materials suitable for use in a heat pump comprising titanium, vanadium, manganese and iron. The hydrogen storage materials are disordered, multiphase, polycrystalline materials which are predominately vanadium and comprise at least a major crystalline phase substantially surrounded by an intergranular phase, with one or more inclusion phases. The materials are characterized by a Bragg x-ray diffraction pattern with a major peak occurring 43 degrees 2 theta. Also disclosed are processes for making the class of materials and a heat pump system utilizing at least one such material.
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