Solubility of metal-boron-hydrogen compounds.

Boron-hydrogen compounds are of increasing importance as electrolytes in solid state batteries, for hydrogen storage and possibly as high temperature super conductors. Solvent based methods are of increasing importance to obtain pure products, for purification of materials and also for the synthesis of novel compounds. In this context, the solubility information of several classes of metal-boron-hydrogen compounds such as borohydrides, -decahydridodecaborates, -dodecahydridododecaborates, - and -hydridoborates in typical solvents is vital.

Optimising thermochemical energy storage: a comprehensive analysis of CaCO composites with CaSiO, CaTiO, and CaZrO.

With the increasing amount of renewable energy produced, many governments and industries are pushing for the installation of battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions. Thermal batteries are systems that store heat made from various energy sources, and can be used to produce electricity upon demand. These systems are easily scalable and can be installed in cities, homes and remote locations.

Ionic conduction in ammonia functionalised -dodecaborates MBHNH (M = Li and Na).

Metal hydroborates and their derivatives have been receiving attention as potential solid-state ion conductors for battery applications owing to their impressive electrochemical and mechanical characteristics. However, to date only a fraction of these compounds has been investigated as solid-state electrolytes. Here, MBHNH (M = Li and Na) hydroborates are synthesized and investigated as electrolyte materials for all-solid-state batteries.

Alkali metal alkoxyborate ester salts; a contemporary look at old compounds.

Research into the use of sodium tetraalkoxyborate salts for different chemical applications including synthetic catalysis, hydrogen storage, or battery applications has been investigated, however, understanding of the structural, thermal and electrochemical properties of these salts has been lacking since the 1950s and 1960s. A review of the synthesis, as well as a thorough characterization using H NMR, B NMR, C{H} NMR, FTIR, XRD, XRD, DSC-TGA, RGA-MS, TPPA, and EIS has newly identified polymorphic phase changes for Na[B(OMe)], K[B(OMe)], Li[B(OMe)], Na[B(OEt)], Na[B(OBu)], and Na[B(OBu)]. The crystal structure of K[B(OMe)] was also solved in 41/ ( = 22.

Producing Alkali Metal Hydrides from Hydroxides.

In this study, a novel method for producing different alkali metal hydrides (NaH, KH, RbH, and CsH) from their corresponding metal hydroxides (NaOH, KOH, RbOH, and CsOH) is presented. For the production of NaH from NaOH, a variety of metallic reducing agents (Mg, Al, Si, CaH, Cr, Mn, and Sr) were investigated. The reactions took place in an autoclave reactor with paraffin oil at 250 °C and 14 bar of H pressure.