Metal hydride hydrogen compression: Recent advances and future prospects

Journal Article · 17 March 2016 · Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9863-7 · OSTI ID:1244197

Bowman, Jr., Robert C. ^[1]; Yartys, Volodymyr A. ^[2]; Lototskyy, Mykhaylo V. ^[3]; Linkov, Vladimir ^[3]; Grant, David ^[4]; Stuart, Alastair ^[4]; Eriksen, Jon ^[5]; Denys, Roman ^[5]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller (Norway); Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
3. Univ. of the Western Cape, Bellville (South Africa)
4. Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham (United Kingdom)
5. HYSTORSYS AS, Kjeller (Norway)

Metal hydride (MH) thermal sorption compression is one of the more important applications of the metal hydrides. The present paper reviews recent advances in the field based on the analysis of the fundamental principles of this technology. The performances when boosting hydrogen pressure, along with two- and three-step compression units are analyzed. The paper includes also a theoretical modeling of a two-stage compressor aimed at both describing the performance of the experimentally studied systems, but, also, on their optimization and design of more advanced MH compressors. Business developments in the field are reviewed for the Norwegian company HYSTORSYS AS and the South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry. Finally, future prospects are outlined presenting the role of the metal hydride compression in the overall development of the hydrogen driven energy systems. Lastly, the work is based on the analysis of the development of the technology in Europe, USA and South Africa.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1244197
• Journal Information: Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing, Vol. 122, Issue 4; ISSN 0947-8396
• Publisher: SpringerCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English