WO2022230817A1 - 水素貯蔵材料、水素貯蔵容器及び水素供給装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a hydrogen storage material, a hydrogen storage container and a hydrogen supply device.
- Hydrogen absorbing (storing) alloys are alloys that can absorb and release hydrogen reversibly, and have already been used as negative electrode materials for nickel-metal hydride secondary batteries. It is also expected to be a material that can safely store hydrogen, and research is continuing on its use in hydrogen storage and supply systems.
- There are various types of hydrogen storage alloys such as AB5 system, AB2 system, TiFe system, and BCC system such as TiVCr. Since it also has relatively good properties, it is being investigated for practical use as a hydrogen storage material.
- Patent Document 2 describes the general formula R.Ni 5-(a+b+c) .A a.B b.Co c , where R is a rare earth metal or a mixture of rare earth metals; A is one of Mn, Fe, and Cr; is one kind of Al and Sn; (2) General formula: R.Ni 5-(a+b+c+d) .A a.B b.C c.Co d where R is a rare earth metal or a mixture of rare earth metals; A and B are each one of Mn, Fe and Cr.
- a hydrogen storage material comprising: Furthermore, it is disclosed that adding Co and Al or Sn together with one or both of Mn, Fe and Cr to an R--Ni alloy increases the storage capacity and reduces hysteresis.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 attempt to improve various characteristics by adding elements, but the assumed use environment is about 0 ° C. to 100 ° C., and it is used in a low temperature environment of 0 ° C. or less. Therefore, it is thought that new technology development is necessary.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen storage material having hydrogen absorption (storage) and release characteristics suitable for hydrogen storage in a low temperature environment of 0°C or below.
- the object is to provide a hydrogen storage material that has a large amount of hydrogen absorption (storage) and hydrogen release, is capable of absorbing and desorbing hydrogen in a temperature range of -20°C, and has a small hysteresis in the PCT curve.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen storage container comprising a hydrogen storage material having hydrogen absorption/desorption properties suitable for storing hydrogen in a low temperature environment of 0° C. or lower, and a hydrogen supply apparatus comprising the hydrogen storage container.
- an alloy having a composition containing specific rare earth elements and transition metal elements based on LaNi 5 has sufficient hydrogen absorption and desorption capacity at -20 ° C.
- the PCT curve shows a clear squareness, so the amount of hydrogen that can be released is large, and hydrogen can be released with almost no pressure fluctuation until the end of the release. came to.
- a hydrogen storage material having an alloy with an elemental composition represented by the following formula (1) is provided.
- M is at least one selected from Mn, Co, and Al, and essentially contains Mn.
- a is 0.00 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.62
- b is 0.20 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.57
- c is 0.17 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.60
- d is 4.50 ⁇ d ⁇ 5.20
- e is 0.15 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.70
- a+b+c 1
- c+e 0.55 ⁇ c+e ⁇ 1.20
- d+e is 5.13 ⁇ d+e ⁇ 5.40.
- a hydrogen storage container comprising the hydrogen storage material and a hydrogen supply device comprising the hydrogen storage container.
- the hydrogen storage material of the present invention has an alloy having the above-mentioned specific elemental composition, it has excellent hydrogen absorption/desorption characteristics at 0°C or lower, and can be suitably used for hydrogen storage.
- 1 is a hydrogen pressure-composition isothermal diagram (PCT curve) at ⁇ 20° C. of the alloy powder of Example 1 and the alloy powder of Comparative Example 1.
- PCT curve hydrogen pressure-composition isothermal diagram
- FIG. The equilibrium pressure on the y-axis indicates the hydrogen absorption pressure during hydrogen absorption and the hydrogen release pressure during hydrogen release.
- 1 is a hydrogen pressure-composition isothermal diagram (PCT curve) at ⁇ 20° C. of the alloy powder of Example 1 and the alloy powder of Comparative Example 3.
- FIG. The equilibrium pressure on the y-axis indicates the hydrogen absorption pressure during hydrogen absorption and the hydrogen release pressure during hydrogen release.
- the hydrogen storage material of the present invention is a material having an alloy with an elemental composition represented by the following formula (1).
- a material made of the alloy is preferred.
- the alloy having the elemental composition represented by formula (1) may be referred to as the alloy of the present invention.
- M is at least one selected from Mn, Co, and Al, and essentially contains Mn.
- a 0.00 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.62
- b 0.20 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.57
- c 0.17 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.60
- d 4.50 ⁇ d ⁇ 5.20
- e 0.15 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.70
- a+b+c 1
- c+e 0.55 ⁇ c+e ⁇ 1.20
- d+e is 5.13 ⁇ d+e ⁇ 5.40.
- a, b, c, d, and e represent the content ratio of each element by atomic number ratio, and the details are as follows. Henceforth, the said content rate may be called a "content” or an “amount.”
- La has the effect of increasing the hydrogen storage capacity, and a, which represents the content of La in formula (1), is 0.00 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.62.
- the lower limit of a is preferably 0.01 ⁇ a, more preferably 0.02 ⁇ a.
- the upper limit of a is preferably a ⁇ 0.40. If it exceeds the upper limit, the equilibrium pressure may become low.
- Ce has the effect of increasing the equilibrium pressure, and b, which represents the Ce content in formula (1), is 0.20 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.57.
- the lower limit of b is preferably 0.22 ⁇ b. If it exceeds the upper limit, the hysteresis of the PCT curve may decrease.
- Sm is effective in increasing the equilibrium pressure, and is also effective in showing clear squareness of the PCT curve.
- c representing the Sm content satisfies 0.17 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.60.
- the lower limit of c is preferably 0.20 ⁇ c, more preferably 0.22 ⁇ c, and particularly preferably 0.24 ⁇ c.
- the upper limit of c is preferably c ⁇ 0.55. If it is less than the lower limit, the effect of increasing the equilibrium pressure may not be expected, and the PCT curve may not exhibit a clear squareness effect, and if it exceeds the upper limit, the hydrogen storage capacity may decrease.
- Squareness refers to how much shoulder the shape exhibits in the final stage of the PCT release curve, and squareness is evaluated as having a clearer shoulder. This alloy with good squareness has the ability to release the stored hydrogen at a constant release pressure until the end of the release. This squareness index in the present application will be described later.
- Ni is effective in improving the durability of the hydrogen storage alloy according to the present invention and reducing hysteresis.
- the lower limit of d is preferably 4.55 ⁇ d, and the upper limit of d is preferably d ⁇ 5.15. If it is less than the lower limit, the effect of improving durability and reducing the hysteresis may not be expected, and if it exceeds the upper limit, the hydrogen storage capacity may decrease.
- M is at least one element selected from Mn, Co, and Al, and is an element that essentially contains Mn, and is effective in reducing the hysteresis of the PCT curve.
- e representing the content of M in formula (1) satisfies 0.15 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.70.
- the lower limit of e is preferably 0.17 ⁇ e. If it is less than the lower limit, the effect of reducing the hysteresis of the PCT curve may not be expected, and if it exceeds the upper limit, the equilibrium pressure and hydrogen absorption/desorption rate may decrease.
- d+e represents the total content of Ni and M. This value affects the hysteresis of the PCT curve and the hydrogen storage capacity of the hydrogen storage material of the present invention. can do.
- d+e is 5.13 ⁇ d+e ⁇ 5.40, and the lower limit of d+e is preferably 5.15 ⁇ d+e.
- Sm and M in the formula (1) are, as described above, elements that are effective in increasing the equilibrium pressure during hydrogen absorption/desorption, improving the squareness of the PCT curve, and reducing the hysteresis of the PCT curve. A higher effect can be obtained by combining these elements.
- c+e is 0.55 ⁇ c+e ⁇ 1.20, preferably 0.57 ⁇ c+e ⁇ 1.17.
- the elemental composition of the alloy of the present invention represented by the above formula (1) can be confirmed by quantitative analysis using an ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) analyzer.
- ICP Inductively Coupled Plasma
- the alloy of the present invention refers to the alloy having the elemental composition represented by the formula (1) unless otherwise specified.
- the alloy of the present invention may substantially contain unavoidable impurities derived from raw materials.
- Inevitable impurities include, but are not limited to, Pr, Nd, and the like.
- the amount of unavoidable impurities in the alloy of the present invention is 0.5% by mass or less.
- the alloy of the present invention can be obtained, for example, as an alloy flake as described later, and the grain size of crystals in the alloy flake is preferably 25 to 250 ⁇ m as an average grain size, more preferably 40 to 230 ⁇ m.
- the average grain size of crystals can be measured as follows.
- the alloy flakes are embedded in room-temperature curing type resin (for example, epoxy resin), hardened, and subjected to rough polishing and precision polishing with a wet polishing machine. Finally, the polished surface is finished to a mirror surface to form an alloy cross section.
- the grain size of the crystal is defined as the grain size of the crystal.
- the grain size of arbitrary three crystals is measured in this manner, and the average value is taken as the average grain size.
- the size of the alloy flake for measuring the crystal grain size is not particularly limited, but an alloy flake of about 1 cm 3 may be used, for example. Also, the crystal grain size may be measured using an alloy flake of about 1 cm square, and in that case also, the average grain size is preferably 25 to 250 ⁇ m.
- the alloy of the present invention has a hydrogen release pressure Pa1 at a hydrogen storage amount of 0.3 wt (weight)%, and a hydrogen storage amount of 0.1 wt%.
- the discharge pressure P a2 preferably satisfies the relational expression [ ⁇ ln(P a1 ) ⁇ ln(P a2 ) ⁇ /0.2] ⁇ 4.20. Since the PCT curve has the above-mentioned characteristics, the squareness of the curve becomes clear, and more hydrogen can be released when hydrogen release is completed at a predetermined pressure. This is because it can be a very suitable hydrogen storage material that can be utilized.
- P a1 and P a2 satisfy the relational expression [ ⁇ ln(P a1 ) ⁇ ln(P a2 ) ⁇ /0.2] ⁇ 2.00.
- the relationship of the above formula is used as an index of "squareness".
- the alloy of the present invention has a hydrogen release pressure P a1 at a hydrogen storage amount of 0.3 wt% and a hydrogen release pressure P a3 at a hydrogen storage amount of 1.1 wt%, It is preferable to satisfy the relational expression [ ⁇ ln(P a3 )-ln(P a1 ) ⁇ /0.8] ⁇ 0.50, and [ ⁇ ln(P a3 )-ln(P a1 ) ⁇ /0.8 ] ⁇ 0.28 is more preferably satisfied.
- the relationship of the hydrogen release pressure satisfies the above formula, so that the hydrogen supply destination can easily maintain the necessary hydrogen pressure, and it is possible to secure as much hydrogen as possible that can be used practically. Because there is The relationship of the above formula is used as an index of "plateau flatness during hydrogen release".
- the alloy of the present invention has a hydrogen absorption pressure P b1 and a hydrogen release pressure P b2 at a hydrogen absorption amount of 0.8 wt%, ln (P b1 /P b2 ) ⁇ It is preferable to satisfy the relationship of 0.60.
- the relationship between the hydrogen absorption pressure and the hydrogen release pressure satisfies the above formula, the hysteresis is small. Good driving is possible.
- the relationship of the above formula is used as an index of "hysteresis of PCT curve".
- the alloy of the present invention preferably has a hydrogen release pressure P b2 of 0.05 MPa or more, more preferably 0.10 MPa or more at a hydrogen storage amount of 0.8 wt %. This is because hydrogen release is better in the temperature range of -20 to 0°C. Although there is no particular upper limit for Pb2 , it is substantially about 4.00 MPa at -20°C.
- all of the alloys of the present invention that constitute the hydrogen storage material of the present invention satisfy the above relationship in the PCT curve, but it is also possible that a part of the alloy satisfies the above relationship.
- Methods for preparing the alloy include, for example, strip casting methods such as a single roll method, twin roll method, or disk method, and mold casting methods.
- the strip casting method raw materials are prepared so that the desired alloy composition is obtained. Then, in an atmosphere of an inert gas such as Ar, the mixed raw materials are heated and melted to form an alloy melt, which is then poured into a copper water-cooled roll, rapidly cooled and solidified to obtain an alloy flake. .
- the die casting method after similarly obtaining an alloy melt, the alloy melt is poured into a water-cooled copper mold, cooled and solidified to obtain an ingot.
- the cooling rate differs between the strip casting method and the die casting method.
- the strip casting method is preferable for obtaining an alloy with less segregation and a uniform composition distribution. Since the alloy of the present invention constituting the hydrogen storage material of the present invention is preferably an alloy with little segregation and uniform composition distribution, the strip casting method is a preferred method in the present invention.
- the cooling rate of the alloy melt is controlled as follows when producing alloy flakes. That is, the cooling rate from the cooling start temperature of the molten alloy (for example, the temperature when the molten metal contacts the roll) until the alloy temperature reaches 1000° C. is set to 300° C./second or more. It is preferably 700° C./second or higher, more preferably 1000° C./second or higher, and particularly preferably 4000° C./second or higher. Although there is no particular upper limit for the cooling rate, it is practically about 20000° C./second or less.
- the cooling start temperature of the molten alloy is in the range of about 1300 to 1500° C. although it varies depending on the alloy composition.
- the cooling rate below 1000°C.
- the temperature of the alloy flake may be allowed to cool to 100°C or less, for example, and recovered.
- the alloy flakes obtained by the above cooling may be heat treated.
- the heat treatment can be performed in an inert gas atmosphere such as Ar at a temperature of 700° C. or more and 1200° C. or less.
- the heat treatment temperature is preferably 950° C. or more and 1150° C. or less, and the heat treatment time is 1 hour or more and less than 24 hours, preferably 3 hours or more and less than 15 hours.
- the alloy flakes obtained by casting are pulverized to obtain alloy powder.
- Pulverization can be performed using a known pulverizer.
- the particle size of the alloy powder is preferably 1000 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 500 ⁇ m or less. Although the lower limit of the particle size of the alloy powder need not be specified, it is substantially about 0.1 ⁇ m.
- the particle diameter of the alloy powder refers to the diameter measured by a sieve shaker (low-tap type).
- the hydrogen storage material of the present invention may be such a powdered alloy itself, a composite formed by mixing alloy powder and resin or the like into an arbitrary shape such as granules, or a material whose temperature can be controlled. It may be a complex immobilized on In this case, the resin functions as a binder for the alloy powder.
- Mixing can be performed by a known method. For example, mixing can be performed using a mortar, a rotary mixer such as a double cone or a V type, or a stirring type mixer such as a blade type or screw type. It is also possible to use a pulverizer such as a ball mill or an attritor mill to mix the alloy flakes and the binder while pulverizing them.
- the hydrogen storage container of the present invention is equipped with the hydrogen storage material produced as described above, and known materials and shapes can be used for the container.
- the hydrogen supply device of the present invention includes the hydrogen storage container, and other than that, a known configuration can be used.
- alloys of the present invention in the examples and the alloys other than the present invention in the comparative examples are both referred to as "alloys.”
- alloy flake an alloy obtained in the form of flakes by the strip casting method
- alloy powder a pulverized alloy flake
- Example 1 The raw material metals were weighed so that the finally obtained alloy had the elemental composition shown in Table 1, and melted in an argon gas (Ar) atmosphere in a high-frequency melting furnace to obtain an alloy melt. Subsequently, the molten material is poured at a temperature of 1500° C., and is rapidly cooled and solidified by a strip casting method using a single roll casting apparatus using water-cooled copper rolls to obtain alloy flakes having an average thickness of about 0.3 mm. Obtained.
- the cooling start temperature of the alloy melt ie, the temperature at the time of contact with the copper water-cooled roll, was about 1450°C. There was a difference in the cooling rate between the roll contact side and the non-contact side of the alloy melt, and the cooling rate from 1450°C to 1000°C was between 6000°C/sec and 9000°C/sec.
- the alloy flakes obtained above were heat-treated in a heat-treating furnace in an Ar atmosphere at 1030°C for 10 hours.
- the heat-treated alloy flakes were embedded in epoxy resin, hardened, and subjected to rough polishing and precision polishing with a wet polishing machine, and finally the polished surface was finished to a mirror surface to form an alloy cross section.
- the cross section of the alloy was etched with a 0.1 M nitric acid aqueous solution, the average grain size of crystals was measured by the method described above using a polarizing microscope (manufactured by Olympus Corporation). The average particle size was 93 ⁇ m.
- the heat-treated alloy flakes were pulverized in a stainless steel mortar, and a 500- ⁇ m-pass sieve was used to obtain an alloy powder with a 500- ⁇ m pass.
- the hydrogen absorption and desorption characteristics of the obtained alloy powder were measured using an automatic high-pressure Sieverts device for PCT measurement (manufactured by Hughes Technonet Co., Ltd.) to obtain a PCT curve.
- the sample Prior to the measurement, the sample was first evacuated at 80° C. for 1 hour, then pressurized with a hydrogen pressure of about 2.5 MPa, and finally hydrogen was absorbed at ⁇ 20° C. until the hydrogen pressure stabilized. Subsequently, after vacuuming at 80° C. for 0.5 hours, pressurizing with a hydrogen pressure of about 2.5 MPa, and finally performing an operation of absorbing hydrogen at -20° C. until the hydrogen pressure stabilizes twice. and activated.
- FIG. 1 shows a hydrogen pressure-composition isotherm diagram (PCT curve).
- the effective hydrogen amount which is the difference between the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 2.0 MPa and the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 0.1 MPa, and hydrogen at a hydrogen storage amount of 0.8 wt%
- Table 1 shows the results of the discharge pressure readings.
- Examples 2-8, 10-23 Alloy slabs and alloy powders of each example were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the elemental composition of the finally obtained alloy was changed as shown in Table 1, and hydrogen absorption and desorption properties (squareness, etc.) were evaluated. I made a measurement.
- the pouring temperature, cooling start temperature and cooling rate of the alloy melt in these examples were 1500°C, 1450°C, and between 6000°C/sec and 9000°C/sec, which are almost the same as in Example 1. .
- the hydrogen pressure was varied from 0.01 MPa to 3.0 MPa, and in Example 12, the hydrogen pressure was varied from 0.01 MPa to 4.0 MPa. hydrogen absorption pressure and hydrogen release pressure) were measured.
- Example 1 the effective hydrogen amounts of Examples 2 to 8, 10, 13 to 16 and 23 were determined by the difference between the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 2.0 MPa and the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 0.1 MPa. did.
- the effective hydrogen amount in Examples 11, 17 and 18 was the difference between the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 3.0 MPa and the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 0.1 MPa.
- the effective hydrogen amount in Example 12 was the difference between the hydrogen storage capacity at an equilibrium pressure of 4.0 MPa and the hydrogen storage capacity at an equilibrium pressure of 0.1 MPa.
- the effective hydrogen amount in Examples 19 to 22 was the difference between the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 2.0 MPa and the hydrogen storage amount at an equilibrium pressure of 0.01 MPa. Table 1 shows the results of various measurements.
- Example 9 Alloy flakes and alloy powder were produced in the same manner as in Example 2, except that heat treatment after alloy casting was not performed, and the hydrogen absorption and desorption properties (squareness, etc.) were measured.
- the pouring temperature, cooling start temperature and cooling rate of the alloy melt of Example 9 were 1500° C., 1450° C. and between 6000° C./sec and 9000° C./sec, which are almost the same as those of Example 1.
- Table 1 shows the results of various measurements.
- the alloys of each example have better squareness of the PCT curve and exhibit sufficient hydrogen storage capacity than the alloys of each comparative example.
- the hydrogen release pressure at a hydrogen storage amount of 0.8 wt % is all 0.05 MPa or higher, and hydrogen storage and release is sufficiently possible in a temperature range of 0° C. or lower. Furthermore, it can be seen that an excellent hydrogen storage material with a small hysteresis of the PCT curve can be obtained.
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[式(1)中、MはMn、Co、及びAlから選ばれる少なくとも1種でありMnを必須に含む。aは0.00≦a≦0.62、bは0.20≦b≦0.57、cは0.17≦c≦0.60、dは4.50≦d≦5.20、eは0.15≦e≦0.70であり、a+b+c=1、c+eは0.55≦c+e≦1.20、d+eは5.13≦d+e≦5.40である。]
[式(1)中、MはMn、Co、及びAlから選ばれる少なくとも1種でありMnを必須に含む。aは0.00≦a≦0.62、bは0.20≦b≦0.57、cは0.17≦c≦0.60、dは4.50≦d≦5.20、eは0.15≦e≦0.70であり、a+b+c=1、c+eは0.55≦c+e≦1.20、d+eは5.13≦d+e≦5.40である。]
最終的に得られる合金の元素組成が表1に示す組成になるよう原料金属を秤量し、高周波溶解炉にてアルゴンガス(Ar)雰囲気中で溶解し、合金溶融物とした。続いて、この溶融物の注湯温度を1500℃として、銅製水冷ロールを用いた単ロール鋳造装置によるストリップキャスト法にて急冷・凝固し、平均の厚みが約0.3mmである合金鋳片を得た。合金溶融物の冷却開始温度、すなわち銅製水冷ロールに接触する時点の温度は1450℃程度であった。合金溶融物のロール接触側と非接触側では冷却速度に差があり、1450℃から1000℃までの冷却速度は、6000℃/秒から9000℃/秒の間であった。
最終的に得られる合金の元素組成を表1の通りに変更した以外は、実施例1と同様に各実施例の合金鋳片及び合金粉末を作製し、水素吸蔵放出特性(角形性等)の測定を行った。これらの実施例の合金溶融物の注湯温度、冷却開始温度及び冷却速度は、実施例1とほぼ同じの、1500℃、1450℃、及び6000℃/秒から9000℃/秒の間であった。なお、実施例11、17及び18は水素圧を0.01MPa~3.0MPa、実施例12は水素圧を0.01MPa~4.0MPaの間で変化させ、水素の吸蔵及び放出の平衡圧力(水素吸蔵圧及び水素放出圧)を測定した。実施例2~8、10、13~16及び23の有効水素量は、実施例1と同様、平衡圧2.0MPa時の水素吸蔵量と平衡圧0.1MPa時の水素吸蔵量との差とした。実施例11、17及び18の有効水素量は、平衡圧3.0MPa時の水素吸蔵量と平衡圧0.1MPa時の水素吸蔵量との差とした。実施例12の有効水素量は、平衡圧4.0MPa時の水素吸蔵量と平衡圧0.1MPa時の水素吸蔵量との差とした。実施例19~22の有効水素量は、平衡圧2.0MPa時の水素吸蔵量と平衡圧0.01MPa時の水素吸蔵量との差とした。各種測定値の結果を表1に示す。
合金鋳造後の熱処理を行わない以外は、実施例2と同様に合金鋳片及び合金粉末を作製し、水素吸蔵放出特性(角形性等)の測定を行った。実施例9の合金溶融物の注湯温度、冷却開始温度及び冷却速度は、実施例1とほぼ同じの、1500℃、1450℃、及び6000℃/秒から9000℃/秒の間であった。各種測定値の結果を表1に示す。
最終的に得られる合金の元素組成を表1の通りに変更した以外は、実施例1と同様に各比較例の合金鋳片及び合金粉末を作製し、水素吸蔵放出特性(角形性等)の測定を行った。これらの比較例の合金溶融物の注湯温度、冷却開始温度及び冷却速度は、実施例1とほぼ同じの、1500℃、1450℃、及び6000℃/秒から9000℃/秒の間であった。各種測定値の結果を表1に示す。比較例2は、PCTカーブ測定時において水素吸蔵量が1.1wt%に到達しなかったので、プラトー平坦性は算出できなかった。比較例1の水素圧力-組成等温線図(PCTカーブ)を図1に示す。また比較例3の水素圧力-組成等温線図(PCTカーブ)を図2に示す。
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- 前記式(1)中、MはMn、又はMn及びCoの両者であり、aは0.00≦a≦0.40、及びcは0.20≦c≦0.60である、
請求項1に記載の水素貯蔵材料。 - 前記合金の-20℃における水素圧力-組成等温線図において、水素吸蔵量0.3wt%における水素放出圧Pa1と水素吸蔵量0.1wt%における水素放出圧Pa2が、[{ln(Pa1)-ln(Pa2)}/0.2]≦4.20の関係式を満たす、
請求項1又は2に記載の水素貯蔵材料。 - 前記Pa1と前記Pa2が[{ln(Pa1)-ln(Pa2)}/0.2]≦2.00の関係式を満たす、
請求項3に記載の水素貯蔵材料。 - 請求項1~4いずれか一項に記載の水素貯蔵材料を備える水素貯蔵容器。
- 請求項5に記載の水素貯蔵容器を備える水素供給装置。
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