2007 Annual Progress Report

IV. Hydrogen Storage

This section of the 2007 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen Program focuses on hydrogen storage.

Hydrogen Storage Sub-Program Overview, Sunita Satyapal, U.S. Department of Energy (PDF 729 KB)

A. Metal Hydrides-Independent Projects

  1. Complex Hydride Compounds with Enhanced Hydrogen Storage Capacity, Daniel A. Mosher, United Technologies Research Center (PDF 475 KB)
  2. Discovery of Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage through Molecular Modeling and Combinatorial Methods, David A. Lesch, UOP LLC (PDF 529 KB)
  3. High Density Hydrogen Storage System Demonstration Using NaAlH4 Complex Compound Hydrides, Daniel A. Mosher, United Technologies Research Center (PDF 551 KB)
  4. Effects and Mechanisms of Mechanical Activation on Hydrogen Sorption/Desorption of Nanoscale Lithium Nitrides, Leon L. Shaw, University of Connecticut (PDF 580 KB)
  5. DOE Metal Hydride Center of Excellence, Lennie Klebanoff, Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 401 KB)
    1. Development of Metal Hydrides at Sandia National Laboratories, Lennie Klebanoff, Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 1.2 KB)
    2. GE Progress within the DOE Metal Hydride Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Storage (Lightweight Intermetallics for Hydrogen Storage), J.-C. Zhao, GE Global Research (PDF 1.0 KB)
    3. First-Principles Modeling of Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydride Systems, J. Karl Johnson, University of Pittsburgh (PDF 977 KB)
    4. Thermodynamically Tuned Nanophase Materials for Reversible Hydrogen Storage, Ping Liu, HRL Laboratories, LLC (PDF 618 KB)
    5. Fundamental Studies of Advanced High-Capacity, Reversible Metal Hydrides, Craig M. Jensen, University of Hawaii (PDF 765 KB)
    6. Synthesis and Characterization of Alanes for Automotive Applications, James Wegrzyn, Brookhaven National Laboratory (PDF 486 KB)
    7. Chemical Vapor Synthesis and Discovery of H2 Storage Materials: Li-Al-Mg-N-H System, Z. Zak Fang, University of Utah (PDF 681 KB)
    8. Preparation and Reactions of Complex Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage: Studies of the Al(BH4)3 System, Gilbert M. Brown, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 351 KB)
    9. High Throughput Combinatorial Chemistry Development of Complex Hydrides, Darshan Kundaliya, Intematix Corporation (PDF 857 KB)
    10. Thermodynamically Tuned Nanophase Materials for Reversible Hydrogen Storage: Structure and Kinetics of Nanoparticle and Model System Materials, Bruce M. Clemens, Stanford University (PDF 592 KB)
    11. Metal Hydride Center of Excellence Work Performed at Savannah River National Laboratory, Donald L. Anton, Savannah River National Laboratory (PDF 1.2 KB)
    12. Synthesis of Nanophase Materials for Thermodynamically Tuned Reversible Hydrogen Storage, Channing Ahn, California Institute of Technology (PDF 721 KB)
    13. Effect of Gaseous Impurities on Long-Term Thermal Cycling and Aging Properties of Complex Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage, Dhanesh Chandea, University of Nevada, Reno (PDF 1.5 KB)
    14. UIUC Progress in MHCoE: Reversible Hydrogen Storage Materials - Structure, Chemistry and Electronic Structure, Ian M. Robertson, University of Illinois (PDF 1.0 KB)
    15. Development and Evaluation of Advanced Hydride Systems for Reversible Hydrogen Storage, Robert C. Bowman, Jr., Jet Propulsion Laboratory (PDF 978 KB)
    16. Neutron Characterization and Calphad in Support of the Metal Hydride Center of Excellence, Terrence J. Udovic, National Institute of Standards and Technology (PDF 924 KB)
    17. Catalyzed Nano-Framework Stabilized High Density Reversible Hydrogen Storage Systems, Daniel A. Mosher, United Technologies Research Center (PDF 145 KB)

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B. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Independent Projects

  1. Hydrogen Storage by Reversible Hydrogenation of Liquid-Phase Hydrogen Carriers, Alan Cooper, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (PDF 397 KB)
  2. Process for the Regeneration of Sodium Borate to Sodium Borohydride for Use as a Hydrogen Storage Source, Oscar A. Moreno, Millennium Cell Inc. (PDF 499 KB)
  3. Chemical Hydride Slurry for Hydrogen Production and Storage, Andrew W. McClaine, Safe Hydrogen, LLC (PDF 588 KB)
  4. Development of Regenerable High Capacity Boron Nitrogen Hydrides as Hydrogen Storage Materials , Ashok Damle, RTI International (PDF 723 KB)
  5. DOE Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence, Kevin C. Ott, Los Alamos National Laboratory (PDF 389 KB)
    1. Development of an Advanced Chemical Hydrogen Storage and Generation System, Oscar A. Moreno, Millennium Cell Inc. (PDF 879 KB)
    2. Novel Approaches to Hydrogen Storage: Conversion of Borates to Boron Hydrides, Suzanne W. Linehan, Rohm and Haas Company (PDF 422 KB)
    3. Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Systems, Dr. D.D. Macdonald, Pennsylvania State University (PDF 392 KB)
    4. University of Missouri-Columbia's Progress Towards Chemical Hydrogen Storage Using Polyhedral Borane Anion Salts, M. Frederick Hawthorne, University of Missouri-Columbia (PDF 439 KB)
    5. Amineborane Hydrogen Storage - New Methods for Promoting Amineborane Dehydrogenation/Regeneration Reactions, Larry G. Sneddon, University of Pennsylvania (PDF 826 KB)
    6. PNNL Progress within the DOE Center of Excellence for Chemical Hydrogen Storage, Chris Aardahl, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PDF 423 KB)
    7. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory , Kevin C. Ott, Los Alamos National Laboratory (PDF 778 KB)
    8. Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of BN Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation, Karen I. Goldberg, University of Washington (PDF 418 KB)
    9. Combinatorial Synthesis and High Throughput Screening of Effective Catalysts for Chemical Hydrides, Jonathan Melman, Intematix Corporation (PDF 833 KB)
    10. Safety Analysis and Applied Research on the Use of Borane-Amines for Hydrogen Storage, Clinton F. Lane, Northern Arizona University (PDF 240 KB)
    11. Main Group Element and Organic Chemistry for Hydrogen Storage and Activation, David A. Dixon, University of Alabama (PDF 1.1 MB)
    12. Chemical Hydrogen Storage using Ultra-High Surface Area Main Group Materials and The Development of Efficient Amine-Borane Regeneration Cycles, Philip P. Power, UC Davis (PDF 1.1 MB)

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C. Hydrogen Sorption CoE

  1. DOE Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence, Michael J. Heben, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 505 KB)
    1. NREL Research as Part of the Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence, Michael Heben, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 555 KB)
    2. Hydrogen Storage by Spillover, Ralph T. Yang, University of Michigan (PDF 454 KB)
    3. Theoretical Models of H2-Carbon Systems for Hydrogen Storage and Optimization of SWNT, Boris I. Yakobson, Ph.D., Rice University (PDF 454 KB)
    4. Cloning Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Storage, James M. Tour, Rice University (PDF 622 KB)
    5. Carbon Aerogels for Hydrogen Storage, Theodore F. Baumann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (PDF 301 KB)
    6. Enabling Discovery of Materials With a Practical Heat of Hydrogen Adsorption, Alan Cooper, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (PDF 790 KB)
    7. Advanced Boron and Metal-Loaded High Porosity Carbons, Vincent Crespi, Pennsylvania State University (PDF 508 KB)
    8. Neutron Characterization in Support of the Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence, Dan A. Neumann, National Institute of Standards and Technology (PDF 505 KB)
    9. Conducting Polymers as New Materials for Hydrogen Storage, Pen-Cheng Wang, University of Pennsylvania (PDF 431 KB)
    10. Characterization of Hydrogen Adsorption by NMR, Yue Wu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PDF 640 KB)
    11. Controlling the Diameter of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Storage, Jie Liu, Duke University (PDF 326 KB)
    12. ORNL Progress within the DOE Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Sorption: Synthesis and Processing of Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns for Metal-Catalyst Assisted Hydrogen Storage, David B. Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 441 KB)
    13. Enhanced Hydrogen Dipole Physisorption, Channing Ahn, California Institute of Technology (PDF 334 KB)
    14. A Biomimetic Approach to New Adsorptive Hydrogen Storage Metal-Organic Frameworks, Hong-Cai Zhou, Miami University (PDF 78 KB)
    15. Novel Hydrogen Storage Media through Nanostructured Polymeric Materials, Di-Jia Liu, Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 75 KB)

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D. Other New Materials/Concepts-Independent Projects

  1. Hydrogen Storage Materials with Binding Intermediate between Physisorption and Chemisorption, Juergen Eckert, University of California (PDF 418 KB)
  2. Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks, Omar Yaghi, University of California, Los Angeles (PDF 1.0 MB)
  3. A Synergistic Approach to the Development of New Hydrogen Storage Materials (Part I), Jeffrey R. Long, University of California, Berkeley (PDF 219 KB)
  4. Glass Microspheres for Hydrogen Storage, James E. Shelby, NYSCC at Alfred University (PDF 431 KB)

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E. Advanced Compressed and Cryogenic Tanks

  1. Advanced Concepts for Containment of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Storage Materials, Salvador M. Aceves, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (PDF 561 KB)
  2. Low Cost, High Efficiency, High Pressure Hydrogen Storage, Walter Dubno, Quantum Technologies, Inc. (PDF 264 KB)

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F. Storage Testing, Safety and Analysis

  1. System Level Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Options, Rajesh K. Ahluwalia, Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 557 KB)
  2. Cost Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Systems, Stephen Lasher, TIAX LLC (PDF 455 KB)
  3. National Testing Laboratory for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Technologies, Michael A. Miller, Southwest Research Institute (PDF 492 KB)
  4. Best Practices for Characterizing Hydrogen Storage Properties of Materials, Karl J. Gross, Hy-Energy LLC (PDF 294 KB)
  5. Safety Analysis of Solid State Hydride Materials, Donald L. Anton, Savannah River National Laboratory (PDF 640 KB)
  6. Planned Work under New DOE Hydrogen Storage Award for Storage Safety Testing and Analysis, Daniel A. Mosher, United Technologies Research Center (PDF 217 KB)
  7. Safety Properties of Hydrogen Storage Materials, Daniel E. Dedrick, Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 197 KB)

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G. Cross-Cutting Projects

  1. Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Storage Technology Project (FCAST), Robert Perret, The UNLV Research Foundation (PDF 1.1 MB)
  2. Hydrogen Storage Research - 2007 Annual Report, Elias K. Stefanakos, University of South Florida (PDF 936 KB)
  3. An Integrated Approach for Hydrogen Production and Storage in Complex Hydrides of Transitional Elements and Carbon-Based Nanostructural Materials, M.K. Mazumder, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (PDF 508 KB)
  4. Purdue Hydrogen Systems Laboratory, Jay Gore, Purdue University (PDF 982 KB)
  5. Center for Hydrogen Storage Research at Delaware State University, Andrew Goudy, Delaware State University (PDF 467 KB)
  6. Clean Energy Research, Dr. Ralph E. White, University of South Carolina (PDF 277 KB)

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