Carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage

This year, areas of analysis included (1) hydrogen production via natural gas splitting with a solar reactor, (2) biological water gas shift for hydrogen production from synthesis gas, and (3) assessment of the mass production of carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage. 

Sarkar, A., Banerjee, R. 2004. A quantitative method for characterization of carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 29 1487-1491. 

Rajalakshmi N, Dhathathreyan KS, Govindaraj A, Satishkumar BC. Electrochemieal investigation of single-walled carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage. Electtochim Acta 2000 45 4511-5. 

Other options such as carbon nanotubes and conformable materials are being researched for hydrogen storage [43,44]. These are funded through the DOE hydrogen storage program however, the commercial applicability of these options are at least 10 years away. 

This chapter describes the storage of hydrogen in several forms of carbon, ranging from amorphous activated carbon (AC) to the ordered forms such as graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Carbon materials can be utilized for hydrogen storage in the following different ways ... 

Active carbon (AC), carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, and other carbonaceous adsorbents, owing to their low atomic weight, high surface area, pore volume, and suitable mechanical properties, are excellent options as adsorbents for hydrogen storage [81,147,165-184],... 

Intermolecular interactions define crucial characteristics of materials for hydrogen storage materials. This topic is discussed in detail in the chapter by Cheng et al. devoted to molecular dynamics simulations of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) with molecular hydrogen. The properties of modified SWNTs, in the contribution from Politzer et al., are also analyzed from the point of view of potential applications in molecular electronics. 

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