«We need a cheap, porous material to store and release
hydrogen at low pressure and at room temperature, and it needs to be a reversible process, for when the tank needs to be refilled,» he says, adding that he and his colleagues are working on a business plan that will help them commercialize their work.
Not exact matches
Diamonds,
low temperatures and
pressures way above what's found
at Earth's centre were used to create a form of
hydrogen foreseen back in the 1930s
At a lower pressure — approximately 4 GPa — methane and molecular hydrogen interact, forming co-crystals (where two molecules together create one crystal structure), and at 6 GPa, hydrates — CO-crystals made of methane and water — are forme
At a
lower pressure — approximately 4 GPa — methane and molecular
hydrogen interact, forming co-crystals (where two molecules together create one crystal structure), and
at 6 GPa, hydrates — CO-crystals made of methane and water — are forme
at 6 GPa, hydrates — CO-crystals made of methane and water — are formed.
Typical systems take
hydrogen input
at a
low pressure (7 — 20 bar) and compress in two stages (7 bar - 400 bar - 875 bar) to reach their target
pressure for either fueling material handling equipment (400 bar) or light - duty fuel cell electric vehicles (875 bar).
Why it matters:
At high
pressures and
low temperatures, like those found in permafrost or on the ocean's floor, water molecules organize into complex hydrate lattices that are held together by
hydrogen bonds.
By filling part of the tank with a MOF's cagelike network built with
hydrogen - absorbent metal hubs and organic struts, however, it is possible —
at least in theory — to store more of the gas
at a
lower pressure.
To their surprise, the titanium augmented sodium alanate's capabilities as a storage system -
lowering the temperature
at which
hydrogen was released, making the process much more efficient, while allowing for easier refueling and storage of high - density
hydrogen at more conventional
pressures and temperatures.The result: a near - doubling of the stored gas» weight - percent when compared to other cheap materials.