The invention relates to the technical field of
metal hydrogenation, and discloses a
metal hydride preparation method, which comprises: S1, gas introduction: continuously introducing
hydrogen gas with a pressure of 1-6 MPa and a temperature of 50-500 DEG C into a vertical reactor to form an upflow from bottom to top; and S2, hydrogenation: continuously feeding
metal powder with the particle size of less than 2000 microns through a feeding
pipe, carrying out
hydrogenation reaction under the lifting of ascending
airflow, discharging the product from an air outlet
pipe along with the
airflow, and starting a reaction
heat exchanger to control the temperature and maintain the temperature required by the reaction. According to the method,
metal powder is suspended and dispersed through ascending
airflow, gas-
solid contact is enhanced, and the reaction efficiency is improved; upflow has the functions of reaction and heat dissipation, reaction heat is timely guided out through
convection, and
caking or melting caused by local overheating is prevented; by combining temperature regulation and control of the reaction
heat exchanger, dynamic
heat balance is realized, the reaction stability is effectively guaranteed, the purity and
granularity uniformity of the product are remarkably improved, and the method is suitable for continuous and high-quality metal
hydride preparation.