Hydrogen Storage Materials for Mobile and Stationary Applications: Current State of the Art

• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500231
• Publication Date: 2015-06-02T10:54:47Z
• Authors: Qiwen Lai; Mark Paskevicius; Drew A. Sheppard; Craig E. Buckley; Aaron W. Thornton; Matthew R. Hill; Qinfen Gu; Jianfeng Mao; Zhenguo Huang; Hua Kun Liu; Zaiping Guo; Amitava Banerjee; Sudip Chakraborty; Rajeev Ahuja; Kondo‐Francois Ag...
• Keywords: N-H SYSTEM; Energy-Generating Resources; mobile; SODIUM ALUMINUM-HYDRIDE; 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy; anzsrc-for: 34 Chemical Sciences; materials; state; anzsrc-for: 40 Engineering; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; Engineering; Theoretical; Models; TI-DOPED LIALH4; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; anzsrc-for: 0301 Analytical Chemistry; metal-organic frameworks; 40 Engineering; WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; 34 Chemical Sciences; 3406 Physical Chemistry; WELL-CRYSTALLIZED MG(BH4)(2); Thermodynamics; 0210 nano-technology; anzsrc-for: 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry; applications; anzsrc-for: 0399 Other Chemical Sciences; anzsrc-for: 3405 Organic chemistry; anzsrc-for: 4004 Chemical engineering; storage; METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS; anzsrc-for: 3406 Physical Chemistry; nanostructures; NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE; art; stationary; energy storage; microporous materials; Models, Theoretical; 540; current; 620; anzsrc-for: 0904 Chemical Engineering; hydrogen; X-RAY-ABSORPTION; DUAL-CATION LI; 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

AbstractOne of the limitations to the widespread use of hydrogen as an energy carrier is its storage in a safe and compact form. Herein, recent developments in effective high‐capacity hydrogen storage materials are reviewed, with a special emphasis on light compounds, including those based on organic porous structures, boron, nitrogen, and aluminum. These elements and their related compounds hold the promise of high, reversible, and practical hydrogen storage capacity for mobile applications, including vehicles and portable power equipment, but also for the large scale and distributed storage of energy for stationary applications. Current understanding of the fundamental principles that govern the interaction of hydrogen with these light compounds is summarized, as well as basic strategies to meet practical targets of hydrogen uptake and release. The limitation of these strategies and current understanding is also discussed and new directions proposed.