Hydrogen generation from hydrolysis of activated Al-Bi, Al-Sn powders prepared by gas atomization method

Highly activated Al-based composite powders with compositions of Al-20Bi and Al-20Sn (wt.%) were prepared by gas atomization method for hydrogen generation. The Al-20Bi powders formed incomplete core–shell structure with Bi aggregating on the powder surface, while the Al-20Sn powders presented eutectic structure with Sn distributed homogeneously on the grain boundaries of Al. The hydrolysis characteristics of these powders were investigated in...