Patent ID: 8056840

Claim:
A method for nanotizing magnesium-based hydrogen storage material, comprising: mixing and grinding a magnesium or magnesium-based alloy Mg 1-x A x and a carbon nano material under inert gas to form a nano-scaled magnesium-based hydrogen storage material, wherein the nano-scaled magnesium-based hydrogen storage material has a dimension of less than 100 nm, A is Li, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, In, Sn, O, Si, B, C, F, or Be, and 0<xâ‰¦0.3; and wherein the carbon nano material comprises carbon nanotube, single-wall carbon nanotube, multi-wall carbon nanotube, or combinations thereof.