High-rate discharge characteristics of metal hydride modified by electroless nickel plating based on experimental design approach |
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Authors: | Sheng-Han Lin Wu-Tsan Wu Jing-Shan Do |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan;2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung County 411, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | In this study, a metal hydride (MH) alloy (MmNi3.81Mn0.41Al0.19Co0.76) is modified by electroless nickel plating with the controlled variables of plating time (A), temperature (B), amount of MH alloy (C), pH (D), concentration of reducing agent (NaH2PO2·H2O) (E), and complex agent (Na3C6H5O7·2H2O) (F). Based on the two-level orthogonal array strategy, the Ni loadings on the modified MH alloy of −20.25–11.83% are strongly affected by the variables of A, D, E, and F, as well as the two-factor interactions of AB, AC, AD, BD, and EF. The utility of the unmodified MH alloy used as the negative electrode material of the Ni–MH battery decreases from 100.6 to 7.6% when increasing the discharge rate from 0.2 to 10 C. The utility at the discharge rate of 10 C can be increased to 54.5% for the MH alloy modified by electroless plating Ni when the plating time, temperature, amount of MH, pH, and concentrations of the reducing agent and complex agent are equal to 10 min, 70 °C, 2 g, 7.0, 15 g L−1, and 30 g L−1, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Metal hydride Surface modification Electroless plating Nickel Experimental design |
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