METHOD OF PROTECTING POWDERS OF HYDRIDE-FORMING ALLOYS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE, PREVENTING PASSIVATION BY AIR COMPONENTS AND OTHER GASEOUS MEDIA Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC C01B3/00 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of technology of creating composite polymer materials and can be used for preventing undesirable passivation by air or components, contained in technical hydrogen-containing gases and other gaseous media, of hydride-forming alloys, intended for hydrogen storage. Method of protecting powders of hydride-forming alloys for hydrogen storage includes covering particles of powder of hydrogen-accumulating alloy with barrier polymer film, preventing oxygen passage and easily passing hydrogen, with content of barrier polymer having to correspond to 2-15 wt % of weight of powder of hydrogen-accumulating alloy, and further carrying out procedure of hydrogen absorption activation.

EFFECT: invention provides preservation of phase composition, nanostructured condition and high activity of material in interaction with hydrogen, as well as eliminates carrying out additional procedures of activation of hydrogen-accumulating alloys.

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