Hydrogen storage matter and manufacturing method and apparatus for the same

A manufacturing method for a hydrogen storage matter, the method comprising the steps of:

• preparing a mixture by mixing fine powder lithium amide with fine powder lithium hydride at a predetermined ratio;
• and then processing the mixture by a predetermined complex formation processing method to form a nano-structured and organized lithium imide compound precursor complex,
• wherein one or more of metal simple substances selected from the group consisting of C, B, Mg, V, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt, In, La and Nd, or one or more of alloys or compounds thereof are added to the mixture as a catalyst to enhance a hydrogen absorption and release function, and said complex formation processing method comprises a mechanical milling process in which the mixture is subjected to repeated microscopic collisions with a predetermined crushing medium in an atmosphere of an inert gas, hydrogen gas, or nitrogen gas, or a mixed atmosphere thereof.

A manufacturing method for a hydrogen storage matter containing a metal hydride and a metal amide compound to generate hydrogen by a reaction therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:

• reacting a source metal hydride and ammonia with each other to form a metal amide compound;
• and
• mixing a metal hydride with said metal amide compound.

A hydrogen storage matter formed by hydrogenating a mixture, complex product, or reaction product of magnesium nitride and lithium imide,

• wherein the hydrogen storage matter has a specific surface area of 5 m2/g or more determined by a BET method.