Experiments in Hard X-ray Chemistry: In Situ Production of Molecular Hydrogen and X-ray Induced Combustion
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-7-2012
Publication Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
83
Issue
3
First page number:
36102
Last page number:
1-036102
Abstract
We have successfully loaded H2 into a diamond anvil cell at high pressure using the synchrotron x-ray induced decomposition of NH3BH3. In a second set of studies, radiation-assisted release of O2 from KCLO3, H2 release from NH3BH3, and reaction of these gases in a mixture of the reactants to form liquid water using x-rays at ambient conditions was observed. Similar observations were made using a KCLO3 and NaBH4 mixture. Depending on reaction conditions, an explosive or far slower reaction producing water was observed. We thank Curtis Benson and Walter Pravica. We acknowledge the DOE Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC08-01NV14049 with UNLV. Use of the Advanced Photon Source is supported by the DOE Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. HPCAT is supported by DOE-BES, DOE-NNSA, and NSF.
Language
English
Repository Citation
Pravica, M.,
Bai, L.,
Park, C.,
Liu, Y.,
Galley, M.,
Robinson, J.,
Hatchett, D. W.
(2012).
Experiments in Hard X-ray Chemistry: In Situ Production of Molecular Hydrogen and X-ray Induced Combustion.
Review of Scientific Instruments, 83(3),
36102-1-036102.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3682336