Hydrogen storage in double clathrates with tert-butylamine

J Phys Chem A. 2009 Jun 18;113(24):6540-3. doi: 10.1021/jp9029997.

Abstract

The first proof-of-concept of the formation of a double tert-butylamine (t-BuNH(2)) + hydrogen (H(2)) clathrate hydrate has been demonstrated. Binary clathrate hydrates with different molar concentrations of the large guest t-BuNH(2) (0.98-9.31 mol %) were synthesized at 13.8 MPa and 250 K, and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and Raman microscopy. A structural transformation from sVI to sII of t-BuNH(2) hydrate was clearly observed under hydrogen pressures. Raman spectroscopic data suggested that the hydrogen molecules occupied the small cages and had similar occupancy to hydrogen in the double tetrahydrofuran (THF) + H(2) clathrate hydrate. The hydrogen storage capacity in this system was approximately 0.7 H(2) wt % at the molar concentration of t-BuNH(2) close to the sII stoichiometry.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Butylamines / chemical synthesis
  • Butylamines / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Powder Diffraction
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Butylamines
  • Water
  • tert-butylamine
  • Hydrogen