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Solid-state hydrogen storage: Materials and chemistryEdited by G Walker, University of Nottingham, UK
Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials No. 14
- assesses hydrogen fuel cells as a major alternative energy source
- discusses hydrogen storage technologies and solid-state hydrogen storage system design
- explores the analysis of hydrogen interactions including reliably measuring hydrogen uptake in storage materials
Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a major alternative energy source in transportation and other applications. Central to the development of the hydrogen economy is safe, efficient and viable storage of hydrogen. Solid-state hydrogen storage: Materials and chemistry reviews the latest developments in solid-state hydrogen storage.
Part one discusses hydrogen storage technologies, hydrogen futures, hydrogen containment materials and solid-state hydrogen storage system design. Part two reviews the analysis of hydrogen interactions including structural characterisation of hydride materials, neutron scattering techniques, reliably measuring hydrogen uptake in storage materials and modelling of carbon-based materials for hydrogen storage. Part three analyses physically-bound hydrogen storage with chapters on zeolites, carbon nanostructures and metal-organic framework materials. Part four examines chemically-bound hydrogen storage including intermetallics, magnesium hydride, alanates, borohydrides, imides and amides, multicomponent hydrogen storage systems, organic liquid carriers, indirect hydrogen storage in metal ammines and technological challenges in hydrogen storage.
With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Solid-state hydrogen storage: Materials and chemistry is a standard reference for researchers and professionals in the field of renewable energy, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen storage.
ISBN 1 84569 270 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 270 4
September 2008
600 pages 234 x 156mm hardback
£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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About the editor
Dr Gavin Walker is a leading authority on hydrogen storage. He works at the University of Nottingham, is a partner in the UK Research Councils’ Supergen Hydrogen Consortium UKSHEC and is a UK expert for the International Energy Agency’s Task 22 on hydrogen storage materials.
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Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
PART 2 ANALYSING HYDROGEN INTERACTIONS
PART 3 PHYSICALLY BOUND HYDROGEN STORAGE
PART 4 CHEMICALLY BOUND HYDROGEN STORAGE
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
Hydrogen storage technologies
G Walker, University of Nottingham, UK
- Introduction
- High-pressure gas storage
- Liquid hydrogen
- Physically bound hydrogen
- Chemically bound hydrogen
- Hydrolytic evolution of hydrogen
- Summary
- References
Hydrogen futures: emerging technologies for hydrogen storage and transport
P Ekins, King's College London and P Bellaby, University of Salford, UK
- Introduction
- Hydrogen technologies
- Hydrogen scenarios: from production to applications
- Hydrogen economics
- Hydrogen end-use applications
- Public acceptability of hydrogen
- Policy implications
- Conclusions
- References
Hydrogen containment materials
B P Somerday and C San Marchi, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
- Introduction
- Materials challenges in hydrogen containment
- Hydrogen permeation
- Hydrogen embrittlement
- Service experience with structured materials for hydrogen containment
- Materials used in the design of hydrogen containment structures
- Future trends
- Other sources
- Acknowledgements
- References
Solid-state hydrogen storage system design
D E Dedrick, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
- Introduction
- The behaviour of solid-state hydrogen storage materials in systems
- Thermodynamic properties of hydrogen storage materials
- Thermal properties of hydrogen storage materials
- System heat exchange design
- Safe systems design
- Enabling safe systems based on hydrogen sorption materials
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
PART 2 ANALYSING HYDROGEN INTERACTIONS
Structural characterisation of hydride materials
B C Hauback, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway
- Introduction
- Principles of diffraction
- X-ray and neutron diffraction
- The use of powder diffraction data
- Examples of structures and results from powder diffraction studies
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
Neutron scattering techniques for analysing solid-state hydrogen storage
D K Ross, University of Salford, UK
- Introduction
- The neutron scattering method
- Studies of light metal hydrides
- Studies of molecular hydrogen trapping in porous materials
- The basic theory of neutron scattering
- Theory of inelastic neutron scattering
- Inelastic scattering measurements on solid-state hydrides
- Inelastic neutron scattering from molecular hydrogen trapped on surfaces
- Quasi-elastic scattering from hydrogen diffusing in hydrides
- Conclusions
- References
Reliably measuring hydrogen uptake in storage materials
E Mac A Gray, Griffith University, Australia
- Introduction
- Compressibilities of hydrogen and deuterium
- Measurement regimes
- Measurement techniques
- System characterisation
- The sample volume problem
- The variable-volume hydrogenator
- Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Modelling of carbon-based materials for hydrogen storage
J Iñiguez, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
- Introduction
- Hydrogen interactions with carbons: physisorption and chemisorption
- Predictions for hydrogen storage in carbon nanostructures coated with light transition metals
- Conclusions and future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
PART 3 PHYSICALLY BOUND HYDROGEN STORAGE
Storage of hydrogen in zeolites
P A Anderson, University of Birmingham, UK
- Introduction
- Hydrogen encapsulation at high temperatures
- Low-temperature physisorption
- Storage at room temperature: encapsulation, physisorption, chemisorption and spillover
- Spectroscopic studies
- Theoretical studies and modelling
- Other potential applications of zeolites in a hydrogen energy system
- Prospects for the use of zeolites in a hydrogen energy system
- Acknowledgements
- References
Carbon nanostructures for hydrogen storage
P Benard and R Chahine, Institut de recherché sur l’hydrogène, Canada
- Introduction
- Storage of hydrogen in solids
- Carbon nanostructures and hydrogen storage
- Supercritical adsorption in nanoporous materials
- Theory
- Adsorption of hydrogen on activated carbons and carbon nanostructures
- Beyond carbon nanostructures
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
Metal-organic framework materials for hydrogen storage
X Lin, J Jia, N R Champness, P Hubberstey and M Schröder, University of Nottingham, UK
- Introduction
- Hydrogen storage in particular metal organic framework (MOF) materials
- Interactions of H2 with MOFs: experiments and modelling
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
PART 4 CHEMICALLY BOUND HYDROGEN STORAGE
Intermetallics for hydrogen storage
D Chandra, University of Nevada, USA
- Introduction
- Metal hydrides
- Long-term stability of metal hydrides
- Intrinsic testing of intermetallic hydrides
- Extrinsic testing of intermetallic hydrides
- Extrinsic cycling of complex hydrides
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Magnesium hydride for hydrogen storage
D Grant, University of Nottingham, UK
- Introduction
- Background to magnesium and magnesium hydride
- Thermodynamics and hydride mechanisms
- Ball milling to improve hydrogen sorption behaviour
- Metal and alloy additives
- Metal oxide catalysts
- Kinetic models of hydrogen absorption
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Alanates as hydrogen storage materials
C Jensen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, M Y Chou and Y Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Introduction
- Atomic structure of alanates
- Dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation reactions in alanates
- Density-functional assessment of alkali and alkaline-earth alanates
- Future trends
- Conclusions
- References
Borohydrides as hydrogen storage materials
Y Nakamori and S Orimo, Tohoku University, Japan
- Introduction
- Synthesis of borohydrides
- Structure of borohydrides
- Dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation reactions
- Future trends
- Acknowledgements
- References
Imides and amides as hydrogen storage materials
D H Gregory, University of Glasgow, UK
- Introduction
- The lithium–nitrogen–hydrogen system
- The Imides and amides of the group elements
- Mixed metal imides and amides
- Future trends and conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Multicomponent hydrogen storage systems
G Walker, University of Nottingham, UK
- Introduction
- Thermodynamic destabilisation
- Complex hydride–metal hydride systems
- Complex hydride–non-hydride systems
- Complex hydride–complex hydride systems
- Other destabilisation multicomponent systems
- Future trends
- References
Organic liquid carriers for hydrogen storage
M Ichikawa, Hokkaido University, Japan
- Introduction
- Organic hydrides: chemistry and reactions for hydrogen storage and supply
- Spray-pulsed reactors for efficient hydrogen supply by organic hydrides
- Hydrogen storage and supply by organic hydrides
- Hydrogen delivery using organic hydrides for fuel-cell cars and domestic power systems
- High-density electric power delivery using organic hydride carriers
- Rechargeable direct fuel cells using organic hydrides
- Hydrogen delivery networks using organic hydrides
- References
Indirect hydrogen storage in metal ammines
T Vegge, R Z Sørensen, A Klerke, J S Hummelshøj, T Johannessen, J K Nørskov and C H Christensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- Introduction
- Indirect hydrogen storage in ammonia
- Compact storage in solid metal ammine materials
- Selecting metal ammine storage materials
- Nano- to macro-scale design of metal ammines
- Commercial applications and future trends
- References
Conclusion: technological challenges in hydrogen storage
G Walker, University of Nottingham, UK
- Challenges in hydrogen applications
- Challenges in materials for storage
- Conclusions
- References