Rapid and reversible hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates using emulsion-templated polymers

Fabing Su; Christopher L Bray; Bien Tan; Andrew I Cooper

doi:10.1002/adma.200800550

Rapid and reversible hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates using emulsion-templated polymers

Adv Mater. 2008 Jul 17;20(14):2663-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.200800550. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Authors

Fabing Su¹, Christopher L Bray, Bien Tan, Andrew I Cooper

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery University of Liverpool Crown Street, Liverpool L69 3BX (UK).

PMID: 25213886
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200800550

Abstract

A method for greatly accelerating the storage of gases such as hydrogen in clathrates by supporting the clathrate phase on a highly macroporous emulsion-templated polymer is presented. The gravimetric penalty is low due to the low bulk density of the support, no mechanical mixing is required, and the system is fully recyclable over multiple charge/ discharge cycles.

Keywords: clathrates; hydrogen storage; porous materials.