Gonzalez-Cortes, S., Slocombe, D. R.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3590-6075, Xiao, T., Aldawsari, A., Yao, B., Kuznetsov, V. L., Liberti, E., Kirkland, A. I., Alkinani, M. S., Al-Megren, H. A., Thomas, J. M. and Edwards, P. P.
2016.
Wax: A benign hydrogen-storage material that rapidly releases H2-rich gases through microwave-assisted catalytic decomposition.
Scientific Reports
6
, 35315.
10.1038/srep35315
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Abstract
Hydrogen is often described as the fuel of the future, especially for application in hydrogen powered fuel-cell vehicles (HFCV’s). However, its widespread implementation in this role has been thwarted by the lack of a lightweight, safe, on-board hydrogen storage material. Here we show that benign, readily-available hydrocarbon wax is capable of rapidly releasing large amounts of hydrogen through microwave-assisted catalytic decomposition. This discovery offers a new material and system for safe and efficient hydrogen storage and could facilitate its application in a HFCV. Importantly, hydrogen storage materials made of wax can be manufactured through completely sustainable processes utilizing biomass or other renewable feedstocks.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Engineering |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Additional Information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 23 December 2016 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 28 September 2016 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2023 23:31 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95436 |
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