Patent ID: 7749484

Claim:
A material mixture for storage of hydrogen for a hydrogen-using device and release of hydrogen on demand of the hydrogen-using device by heating of the mixture, the mixture comprising: LiBH 4 and one or more magnesium compounds selected from the group consisting of MgF 2 , MgCl 2 , MgO, MgS, MgSe, Mg 2 Si, MgCO 3 , MgSO 4 , MgCu, MgGe, MgNi, Mg(OH)Cl, and Mg 2 P 2 O 7 , the molar proportions of the LiBH 4 and one or more magnesium compounds being such that substantially all of the hydrogen from the LiBH 4 is capable of being released by chemical reaction between them.