«And the highly - efficient system design using metal
hydride hydrogen storage is one - of - a-kind.
Not exact matches
Scientists at GM and its partner HRL Laboratories in Malibu, Calif., have reported advances in two
hydrogen storage technologies — cryoadsorption and destabilized complex metal
hydrides.
The process, using room temperature mechanical ball milling, provides a lower cost method to produce these alkali metals which are widely used in industrial processes as reducing and drying agents, precursors in synthesis of complex metal
hydrides,
hydrogen storage materials, and in nuclear engineering.
Another
storage option is metal
hydrides, which chemically bond
hydrogen to metals.
Shin - ichi Orimo at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, is excited about the potential of
hydrogen - containing materials known as
hydrides for energy
storage.
Splitting a
hydrogen molecule into a proton and a
hydride ion (H --RRB-, known as activating the
hydrogen, is vital for sustainable energy production and
storage.
High - pressure
hydrogen storage tanks constructed from carbon fiber keep the fuel safe in the event of a collision, while a nickel - metal
hydride battery provides the drive
storage.
In other words, the titanium helped accelerate processes in the
hydride that were essential to extracting
hydrogen at lower temperatures - an important realization that will help scientists gain a better understanding of other materials» properties as
hydrogen storage systems (and lead to the discovery of better ones).
They believe that the prototype hybrid train concept, which uses a metal -
hydride storage tank and
hydrogen fuel cell working in tandem with batteries, is a very viable model for future development.