Underground storage of hydrogen

Underground storage of hydrogen will probably evolve along similar lines to that used for natural gas. Several cavern sites are already used for this purpose in West Germany and in the UK, notably in Teeside [45]. Many factors need to be... 

Underground storage in depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs, aquifers, and salt cavities For underground storage of hydrogen, a large cavern of porous rock with an... 

In papers [7] and [8] it was proved that an underground storage of hydrogen can function as a natural chemical reactor producing methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The reaction between H2 and CO2 (1) is catalyzed by... 

Bulatov G.G., Underground storage of hydrogen. Ph.D. thesis, Moscow Gubkin Oil and Gas University (1979) (in Russian)... 

Apart from storage in vessels, underground storage of large quantities of hydrogen in natural caverns has also been investigated [16]. 

Three of five men, who lost consciousness within a few minutes of entering a partially drained underground liquid manure storage tank, died before reaching the hospital autopsy showed that two had massive liquid manure pulmonary aspiration, while the third had fulminant pulmonary edema without manure aspiration (Osbem and Crapo 1981). Markedly elevated heart-blood sulfide-ion levels indicated significant hydrogen sulfide exposure. Air samples analyzed about a week after the accident detected only 76 ppm of hydrogen sulfide, but the study authors noted that the environmental conditions were probably different (e g., warmer weather, less-concentrated manure). 

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