CX-018945: Complex Metal Hydrides

This project develops new complex metal hydride materials for hydrogen storage. The alkali-metal hydrides, alanates, borohydrides, hydrocarbon solvents, metalorganic complexes, nanomaterials, metals and their salts will be acquired, stored and processed in an argon-filled glove box due to their sensitive nature to air and moisture. The processes include but are not limited to hydride dissolution in organic solvents, impurities filtration, hydrides recrystallization, and hydrides blending with additives (metalorganic complexes, metals and salts), melt processing, and absorption/desorption for material property testing.