Engineering Challenges of Solution and Slurry-Phase Chemical Hydrogen Storage Materials for Automotive Fuel Cell Applications

Semelsberger, Troy; Graetz, Jason; Sutton, Andrew; Rönnebro, Ewa E.

doi:10.3390/molecules26061722

Engineering Challenges of Solution and Slurry-Phase Chemical Hydrogen Storage Materials for Automotive Fuel Cell Applications

Journal Article · Fri Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Molecules

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061722· OSTI ID:1777703

Semelsberger, Troy ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Rönnebro, Ewa E. ^[4]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

In this work, we present the research findings of the DOE-funded Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence (HSECoE) related to liquid-phase and slurry-phase chemical hydrogen storage media and their potential as future hydrogen storage media for automotive applications. Chemical hydrogen storage media other than neat liquid compositions will prove difficult to meet the DOE system level targets. Solid- and slurry-phase chemical hydrogen storage media requiring off-board regeneration are impractical and highly unlikely to be implemented for automotive applications because of the formidable task of developing solid- or slurry-phase transport systems that are commercially reliable and economical throughout the entire life cycle of the fuel. Additionally, the regeneration cost and efficiency of chemical hydrogen storage media is currently the single most prohibitive barrier to implementing chemical hydrogen storage media. Ideally, neat liquid-phase chemical hydrogen storage media with net-usable gravimetric hydrogen capacities of greater than 7.8 wt% are projected to meet the 2017 DOE system level gravimetric and volumetric targets. The research presented herein is a collection of research findings that do not in and of themselves warrant a dedicated manuscript. However, the collection of results do, in fact, highlight the engineering challenges and short-comings in scaling up and demonstrating fluid-phase ammonia borane and alane compositions that all future materials researchers working in hydrogen storage should be aware of.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Fuel Cell Technologies Program

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC05-00OR22725; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1777703

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1787296
OSTI ID: 1797778

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--21-21193; PNNL-SA--160331

Journal Information:: Molecules, Journal Name: Molecules Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 26; ISSN 1420-3049

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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