In this work, the hydrogen storage behaviors of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/metal-organic frameworks-5 (MOF-5) hybrid composites (CNTs/MOF-5) were studied. Hydrothermal synthesis of MOF-5 was conducted by conventional convection heating using 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as a solvent. Morphological characteristics and average size of the CNTs/MOF-5 were also obtained using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The pore structure and specific surface area of the CNTs/MOF-5 were analyzed by N2/77 K adsorption isotherms. The capacity of hydrogen storage of the CNTs/MOF-5 was investigated at 298 K/100 bar. As a result, the CNTs/MOF-5 had crystalline structures which were formed by hybrid synthesis process. It was noted that the CNTs/MOF-5 can be potentially encouraging materials for hydrogen adsorption and storage applications at room temperature.

Carbon nanotube (CNT)/ composites were synthesized to enhance the hydrogen storage properties. The emphasis was made on the effect of different shortening methods of CNTs on the open-tip structure and the resulting properties. The use of open CNTs as a starting material resulted in an enhanced hydrogen properties of CNT/ composites. Among the employed methods for the shortening of CNTs, wet milling using ethanol was the most efficient, while ultrasonic acid treatment or thermal decomposition resulted in a less hydrogen storage capacity.

The mechanochemical milling of Mg and alloys were carried out to examine the enhancement of hydrogen storage properties of Mg alloys. The hydroge characteristics of the ball-milled products were evaluated with a Sievert-type apparatus and electrochemical test. Various intermediate compounds were obtained by chemical reactions induced during the ball milling of Mg of alloys with C, Ni, and . The system of with 10 wt% C improved markedly the kinetics of hydrogen absorption, while the hydrogen capacities were practically unchanged. The hydrogen storage alloys such as Mg-Ca can be successfully.

기계적으로 합금처리한 Mg-18wt.%Ni 혼합물의 수소저장특성이 조사되었다. 1h, 3h, 그리고 6h 동안 기계적으로 합금처리한 혼합물들 중에서 6h동안 기계적으로 합금처리한 혼합물(MA 6h sample)이 가장 좋은 활성화, 수소화물 형성.분해 특성을 보인다. 수소화물 형성.분해 cycling을 시킴에 따라 Mg2Ni상이 형성된다. MA 6h sample은 비교적 쉽게 활성화되며, 순수한 Mg나 Mg-10wt.%Ni 합금보다 수소화물 형성속도가 높으나, Mg2Ni 합금보다는 수소화물 형성속도가 약간 낮다. MA 6h sample은 Mg2Ni 합금에 비해 낮은 수소화물 분해속도를 보이지만, 순수한 Mg나 Mg-25wt.%Ni 합금보다는 높은 수소화물 분해속도를 보인다. MA 6h sample은 순수한 Mg나 다른 합금들보다 큰 수소저장용량을 가지고 있다.