METAL-HYDRIDES - PROPERTIES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - REVIEW OF THE WORKS IN CIS-COUNTRIES

A short review of R&D in the field of hydrogen hydride technologies in Russia and CIS countries is presented. As a result of basic research of physical and chemical features of intermetallic alloys and their hy drides, their structural peculiarities, absorption kinetics, thermal p rocesses, etc., methods have been developed for creation high efficien t alloys for different applications in metal hydride technology. Origi nal devices such as hydrogen accumulators, thermal compressors, heat t ransformation systems and other experimental devices with unique chara cteristics have been created. The results of reviewed R&D demonstrate high efficiency of metal hydride technologies. These investigations an d developments give reliable scientific and technical background for t he development of the new research projects in the framework of the ne w Russian program of R&D in hydrogen energy and technology and for int ernational cooperation. (C) 1998 International Association for Hydroge n Energy.