摘要

The hydriding kinetic mechanism of LaNi5-xAlx (0 <= x <= 1.0) is clarified using Chou model, involving the influence of temperature, pressure and Al content. The results indicate that the rate-controlling step of the hydriding reaction in LaNi5 and LaNi4.7Al0.3 is diffusion, but in LaNi4Al, it is surface penetration at the temperature range of 30-80 degrees C. Moreover, the hydriding reaction rates increase with increasing temperature for the three alloys. Based on the results calculated using the Chou model, the rate-controlling steps for LaNi5 and LaNi4.7Al0.3 correspond to surface penetration and diffusion under different pressures ranging from 0.47 to 1.0 MPa, and the hydrogenation rate increases with an increase in pressure. A suitable addition of Al can obviously improve the hydrogen absorption reaction rate. For LaNi5-xAlx (x=0, 0.15, 0.5 and 1.0) under a hydrogen pressure of 1.00 MPa at 30 degrees C, the hydrogen absorption reaction rate is as follows: LaNi5 < LaNi4Al < LaNi4.5Al0.5 < LaNi4.85Al0.15.