Merck, 208558-100G, Zirconium(II) hydride

General description
Atomic number of base material: 40
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Application
Reactant for:
Reactive hot-pressing synthesis of Zr2SC ceramics
Synthesis of Mg-TM hydrides for hydrogen storage
Synthesis of nanocrystal ceramic composites by mechanical alloying
Measurement of minimum ignition energies of dust clouds
The oxidation of metal hydrides with molecular oxygen

Zirconium(II) hydride (ZrH2) can be used as a precursor for:
Reactive hot-pressing synthesis of Zr2SC ceramics by displacement reaction with the mixture of ZrC and ZrS2.,·
The synthesis of Mg-Zr hydrides by treating with MgH2 for hydrogen storage.
The preparation of layer structured β-zirconium nitride chloride (ZrNCl) by reacting with NH4Cl.

Zirconium(II) hydride (ZrH2) can be used for the preparation of zirconium diboride (ZrB2) by the reactive plasma sintering process. It can be used as a neutron shielding material, which finds potential usage in hydrogen storage.
Analysis Note
XRD plots and metal purity data are available upon request.