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Title: Recent Developments in Sensor Technologies for Enabling the Hydrogen Economy

Journal Article · · ECS Sensors Plus
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  1. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. Interlink Electronics Inc., Newark, CA (United States)
  4. Interlink Electronics Inc., Newark, CA (United States); San Jose State Univ., CA (United States)
  5. San Jose State Univ., CA (United States)
  6. NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)
  7. Makel Engineering Inc. Chico, CA (United States)
  8. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Efforts to create a sustainable hydrogen economy are gaining momentum as governments all over the world are investing in hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and delivery technologies to develop a hydrogen infrastructure. This involves transporting hydrogen in gaseous or liquid form or using carrier gases such as methane, ammonia, or mixtures of methane and hydrogen. Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless gas and can easily leak into the atmosphere leading to economic loss and safety concerns. Therefore, deployment of robust low-cost sensors for various scenarios involving hydrogen is of paramount importance. Here, we review some recent developments in hydrogen sensors for applications such as leak detection, safety, process monitoring in production, transport and use scenarios. The status of methane and ammonia sensors is covered due to their important role in hydrogen production and transportation using existing natural gas and ammonia infrastructure. This review further provides an overview of existing commercial hydrogen sensors and also addresses the potential for hydrogen as an interferent gas for currently used sensors. This review can help developers and users make informed decisions about how to drive hydrogen sensor technology forward and to incorporate hydrogen sensors into the various hydrogen deployment projects in the coming decade.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Fuel Cell Technologies Program
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2426744
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--23-25949
Journal Information:
ECS Sensors Plus, Journal Name: ECS Sensors Plus Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 2; ISSN 2754-2726
Publisher:
IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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