Energy analysis of self-ignition combustion synthesis for producing rare-earth-based hydrogen storage alloy
Energy analysis of self-ignition combustion synthesis for producing rare-earth-based hydrogen storage alloy
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自燃燃烧合成生产稀土基储氢合金的能量分析
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.109
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Naoto Yasuda
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作者:
Uno;Takeru;Naoto Yasuda;Naoto Yasuda
A new production system for rare-earth-based hydrogen storage alloys is proposed. We applied self-ignition combustion synthesis (SICS) utilizing hydrogenation heat of metallic calcium. The required primary energy and total exergy loss (EXL) for the production of 1kg of LaNi5alloy with the proposed and conventional systems were evaluated. The results revealed that the production of raw materials accounted for more than 90% of the total EXL in both systems. Specifically, the use of calcium had decisive effects on the total EXL of the system for producing LaNi5alloy. The proposed system reduced the total EXL by 14.6MJ/kg-LaNi5as compared with the conventional system. The SICS was remarkably exergy-saving because the heating temperature was decreased by utilizing the hydrogenation heat of calcium and the product absorbed hydrogen without an activation treatment.