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Title: Storage of H2 by absorption and/or mixture within a fluid medium

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176149

For the first time, a hydrogen storage method, apparatus and system having a fluid mixture is provided. At predetermined pressures and/or temperatures within a contained substantially fixed volume, the fluid mixture can store a high density of hydrogen molecules, wherein a predetermined phase of the fluid mixture is capable of being withdrawn from the substantially fixed volume for use as a vehicle fuel or energy storage having reduced and/or eliminated evaporative losses, especially where storage weight, vessel cost, vessel shape, safety, and energy efficiency are beneficial.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,191,602
Application Number:
10/869,562
OSTI ID:
1176149
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2004 Jun 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Liquid-vapour equilibrium for hydrogen + nitrogen at temperatures from 63 to 110 K and pressures to 57 MPa journal November 1978
PVT measurements of hydrogen/methane mixtures at high pressures journal April 1988