Recent Progress in Metal Borohydrides for Hydrogen Storage

Hai-Wen Li, Yigang Yan, Shin-ichi Orimo, Andreas Züttel and Craig M. Jensen
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Hai-Wen Li: Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Yigang Yan: Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Shin-ichi Orimo: Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Andreas Züttel: Department of the Environment, Energy and Mobility (EMPA), Abt. 138 “Hydrogen & Energy”, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Craig M. Jensen: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

Energies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-30

Abstract: The prerequisite for widespread use of hydrogen as an energy carrier is the development of new materials that can safely store it at high gravimetric and volumetric densities. Metal borohydrides M (BH 4 ) n ( n is the valence of metal M ), in particular, have high hydrogen density, and are therefore regarded as one such potential hydrogen storage material. For fuel cell vehicles, the goal for on-board storage systems is to achieve reversible store at high density but moderate temperature and hydrogen pressure. To this end, a large amount of effort has been devoted to improvements in their thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. This review provides an overview of recent research activity on various M (BH 4 ) n , with a focus on the fundamental dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation properties and on providing guidance for material design in terms of tailoring thermodynamics and promoting kinetics for hydrogen storage.

Keywords: hydrogen; hydride; borohydride; hydrogen storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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