How intimate contact with nanoporous carbon benefits the reversible hydrogen desorption from NaH and NaAlH4.

The kinetics and thermodynamics for the reversible hydrogen desorption from NaH (and NaH derived from NaAlH4) are greatly improved by nanosizing and providing close contact to a porous carbon matrix.

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