Serge Nyallang Nyamsi

Dr. Serge Nyallang Nyamsi

University of the Western Cape
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 May 2018 in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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MLMykhaylo Lototskyy
Mykhaylo Lototskyy
RDRoman Denys
Roman Denys
Volodymyr YartysVolodymyr Yartys
Volodymyr Yartys
JEJon Eriksen
Jon Eriksen
JGJonathan Goh
Jonathan Goh
FCFranscious Cummings
Franscious Cummings
TiH2-modified MgH2 was prepared by high energy reactive ball milling (HRBM) of Mg and Ti in hydrogen and showed high weight H storage capacity and fast hydrogenation/dehydrogenation kinetics. However, a decrease in the reversible H storage capacity on cycling at high temperatures takes place and is a major obstacle for its use in hydrogen and heat storage applications. Reversible hydrogen absorption/desorption cycling of the materials requires use of the working temperature ≥330 °C and results in a partial step-by-step loss of the recoverable hydrogen storage capacity, with less significant changes in the rates of hydrogenation/dehydrogenation. After hydrogen desorption at 330–350 °C, hydrogen absorption can proceed at much lower temperatures, down to 24 °C. However, a significant decay in the reversible hydrogen capacity takes place with increasing number of cycles. The observed deterioration is caused by cycling-induced drastic morphological changes in the studied composite material leading to a segregation of TiH2 particles in the cycled samples instead of their initial homogeneous distribution. However, the introduction of 5 wt% of graphite into the MgH2–TiH2 composite system prepared by HRBM leads to an outstanding improvement of the hydrogen storage performance. Indeed, hydrogen absorption and desorption characteristics remain stable through 100 hydrogen absorption/desorption cycles and are related to an effect of the added graphite. The TEM study showed that carbon is uniformly distributed between the MgH2 grains covering segregated TiH2, preventing the grain growth and thus keeping the reversible storage capacity and the rates of hydrogen charge and discharge unchanged. Modelling of the kinetics of hydrogen absorption and desorption in the Mg–Ti and Mg–Ti–C composites showed that the reaction mechanisms significantly change depending on the presence or absence of graphite, the number of absorption–desorption cycles and the operating temperature.

1 November 2012 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Serge Nyallang NyamsiSerge Nyallang Nyamsi
Serge Nyallang Nyamsi
FYFusheng Yang
Fusheng Yang
ZZZaoxiao Zhang
Zaoxiao Zhang

1 January 2013 in Energy Conversion and Management
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ZBZewei Bao
Zewei Bao
FYFusheng Yang
Fusheng Yang
ZWZhen Wu
Zhen Wu
Serge Nyallang NyamsiSerge Nyallang Nyamsi
Serge Nyallang Nyamsi
ZZZaoxiao Zhang
Zaoxiao Zhang

1 April 2013 in Applied Thermal Engineering
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ZBZewei Bao
Zewei Bao
ZWZhen Wu
Zhen Wu
Serge Nyallang NyamsiSerge Nyallang Nyamsi
Serge Nyallang Nyamsi
FYFusheng Yang
Fusheng Yang
ZZZaoxiao Zhang
Zaoxiao Zhang

1 December 2018 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Serge Nyallang NyamsiSerge Nyallang Nyamsi
Serge Nyallang Nyamsi
MLMykhaylo Lototskyy
Mykhaylo Lototskyy
ITIvan Tolj
Ivan Tolj

1 October 2018 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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MLMykhaylo Lototskyy
Mykhaylo Lototskyy
Serge Nyallang NyamsiSerge Nyallang Nyamsi
Serge Nyallang Nyamsi
SPSivakumar Pasupathi
Sivakumar Pasupathi
IWIvar Wærnhus
Ivar Wærnhus
AVArild Vik
Arild Vik
Volodymyr YartysVolodymyr Yartys
Volodymyr Yartys