Patent ID: 8124559

Claim:
A process of forming a hydrogen storage material comprising the steps of: providing a borohydride material of the formula: M(BH 4 ) x where M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and 1≦x≦2; providing an alanate material of the formula: M 1 (AlH 4 ) x where M 1 is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and 1≦x≦2; providing a halide material of the formula: M 2 Hal x where M 2 is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or transition metal and Hal is a halide and 1≦x≦4; combining the borohydride, alanate and halide materials such that 5 to 50 molar percent from the borohydride material is present forming a reaction product material having a lower hydrogen release temperature than the alanate material wherein the reaction product includes a partially substituted borohydride metal cation with the alanate metal cation, or a partially substitute borohydride metal cation with the metal from the halide material and the alanate metal cation.