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Porous materials for hydrogen storage

Journal Article · · Chem
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and a promising candidate to realize carbon-neutral systems for a sustainable future because the combustion of hydrogen produces only water. The large-scale implementation of hydrogen, particularly in zero-emission hydrogen-powered fuel-cell automobiles, requires efficient hydrogen storage systems; however, the current on-board hydrogen storage technologies mainly rely on costly and potentially unsafe high-pressure compression strategies that reach pressures of up to 700 bar. Recently, solid-state porous materials, such as metal-organic frameworks, have emerged as sorbents that can conceivably store comparable amounts of hydrogen in a safer and more efficient manner relative to the current high-pressure storage technologies. Here this review summarizes the current progress on the development of state-of-the-art porous materials and their composites for hydrogen storage. We hope this work will inspire efforts toward creating next-generation hydrogen storage materials.
Research Organization:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
IIN Postdoctoral Fellowship; National Science Foundation (NSF); Northwestern University; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0008816
OSTI ID:
1976957
Journal Information:
Chem, Journal Name: Chem Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 8; ISSN 2451-9294
Publisher:
Cell PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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