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US 2014/0370406 A1Published application
Synthesis and hydrogen storage properties of novel mangenese hydrides
AssigneeUniversity of South Wales Commercial Services Ltd.
InventorDavid ANTONELLI
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to novel manganese hydrides, processes for their preparation, and their use in hydrogen storage applications. The disclosure also relates to processes for preparing manganese dialkyl compounds having high purity, and their use in the preparation of manganese hydrides having enhance hydrogen storage capacity.
Claims60
A metal hydride of the formula (I):
- Mn(M2)zHxRyLn (I)
- wherein
- M2 is one or more metals (other than manganese), which have a total content of z;
- R, if present, is an organic group;
- L is a Lewis base;
- n is 0 to about 1;
- x is about 1.5 to about 10;
- y is 0 to about 0.25;
- and
- z is 0 to about 1.
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A metal hydride of formula (II):
- Mn(M2)zHxRyLn (II)
- wherein
- M2 is one or more metals (other than manganese) which have a total content of z;
- R, if present, is an organic group;
- L is a Lewis base;
- n is 0 to about 1;
- x is about 0.1 to about 2.2;
- y is 0 to about 0.25;
- and
- z is 0 to about 0.2;
- wherein the metal hydride is capable of absorbing hydrogen (H2) in an amount of up to about 14% (based upon 100% total weight of the metal hydride without hydrogen stored in it).
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A process for preparing a manganese alkyl compound of the formula
- MnRxYyLn (III)
- wherein
- R is an organic group;
- L is a Lewis base;
- n is 0 to about 1;
- Y, if present, is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or any combination thereof;
- x is about 1.8 to about 2.2;
- and
- y is 0 to about 0.2;
- the process comprising reacting a compound of the formula MnX2(dioxane)z with an alkyl alkali metal compound, an alkyl alkaline earth metal compound, or any combination thereof;
- wherein z is about 1 to about 2;
- and
- X is halide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.