Title: Gas storage materials, including hydrogen storage materials

Abstract

A material for the storage and release of gases comprises a plurality of hollow elements, each hollow element comprising a porous wall enclosing an interior cavity, the interior cavity including structures of a solid-state storage material. In particular examples, the storage material is a hydrogen storage material, such as a solid state hydride. An improved method for forming such materials includes the solution diffusion of a storage material solution through a porous wall of a hollow element into an interior cavity.

Inventors:

Mohtadi, Rana F; Wicks, George G; Heung, Leung K; Nakamura, Kenji

Issue Date:

2014-11-25

Research Org.:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1164352

Patent Number(s):

8895146

Application Number:

13/746,051

Assignee:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Erlanger, KY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

B01J20/0248 - {Compounds of B, Al, Ga, In, Tl
B01J20/04 - comprising compounds of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or magnesium
B01J20/28021 - {Hollow particles, e.g. hollow spheres, microspheres or cenospheres}
B01J20/2805 - {Sorbents inside a permeable or porous casing, e.g. inside a container, bag or membrane}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C01B3/0026 - {of one single metal or a rare earth metal
C01B3/0031 - {Intermetallic compounds
C01B3/0084 - {Solid storage mediums characterised by their shape, e.g. pellets, sintered shaped bodies, sheets, porous compacts, spongy metals, hollow particles, solids with cavities, layered solids}
C01B6/21 - Preparation of borohydrides of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, magnesium or beryllium
C01B6/243 - {containing only hydrogen, aluminium and alkali metals, e.g. Li

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES

F17C11/005 - {for hydrogen}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E60/32 - Hydrogen storage

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T428/2993 - Silicic or refractory material containing [e.g., tungsten oxide, glass, cement, etc.]
Y10T428/2996 - Glass particles or spheres

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Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2013 Jan 21

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

08 HYDROGEN; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE