METAL HYBRIDES. - Fundamentals and applications

The book presents excellent state-of-the art reviews of basic chemical and thermodynamic properties of metal hydrides and their important technological applications such as hydrogen-storage, thermal storage and conversion, refrigeration, thermo-mechanical pumps, hydrogen-separation and purification, reaction-catalysis and rechargeable electro-chemical batteries supported by copious references to literature. This volume aims at attracting the attention of a wide cross-section of scientists engineers and technologists to the immense application potential of metal to the scope for greater research efforts both in developing new metal alloy compositions and in exploring new vistas of applications. Scientists and engineers desirous of venturing into the exciting area of applications materials will find this book a handy guide for research on metal hydride systems.