Table 1 BET surface area and pore size values for each sample before and after hydrogen sorption cycling
BET surface area (m2 g−1) | Average pore width for adsorption (nm) | Average pore width for desorption (nm) | |
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As-synthesized pMg | 3.10 | 52.68 | 41.90 |
Hydrogen-cycled pMg | 8.45 | 35.20 | 26.46 |
As-synthesized pMgNi | 6.77 | 41.03 | 29.78 |
Hydrogen-cycled pMgNi | 10.28 | 45.05 | 35.98 |
As-synthesized pMgCo | 15.89 | 23.13 | 18.98 |
Hydrogen-cycled pMgCo | 12.47 | 28.44 | 22.93 |