2009 Annual Progress Report

IV. Hydrogen Storage

This section of the 2009 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen Program focuses on hydrogen storage.

Hydrogen Storage Program Element Introduction, Sara Dillich, U.S. Department of Energy ( PDF 489 KB)

A. Metal Hydride Center of Excellence

  1. Metal Hydride Center of Excellence
    1. Metal Hydride Center of Excellence (PDF 243 KB), Lennie Klebanoff, Sandia National Laboratories
    2. Thermodynamically Tuned Nanophase Materials for Reversible Hydrogen Storage: Structure and Kinetics of Nanoparticle and Model System Materials (PDF 324 KB), Bruce Clemens, Stanford University
    3. Development of Metal Hydrides at Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 677 KB), Lennie Klebanoff, Sandia National Laboratories
    4. Chemical Vapor Synthesis and Discovery of H2 Storage Materials: Li-Al-Mg-N-H System (PDF 447 KB), Zak Fang, University of Utah
    5. Aluminum Hydride Regeneration (PDF 448 KB), Jason Graetz, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    6. Electrochemical Reversible Formation of Alane (PDF 490 KB), Ragaiy Zidan, Savannah River National Laboratory
    7. Fundamental Studies of Advanced High-Capacity, Reversible Metal Hydrides (PDF 628 KB), Craig Jensen, University of Hawaii
    8. First-Principles Modeling of Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydride Systems (PDF 518 KB), Karl Johnson, University of Pittsburgh
    9. Thermodynamically Tuned Nanophase Materials for Reversible Hydrogen Storage (PDF 560 KB), Ping Liu, HRL Laboratories, LLC
    10. Catalyzed Nano-Framework Stablized High-Density Reversible Hydrogen Storage Systems (PDF 740 KB), Daniel Mosher, United Technologies Research Center
    11. Neutron Characterization and Calphad in Support of the Metal Hydride Center of Excellence (PDF 527 KB), Terry Udovic, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    12. Reversible Hydrogen Storage Materials – Structure, Chemistry, and Electronic Structure (PDF 623 KB), Ian Robertson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    13. Preparation and Reactions of Complex Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage: Metal Borohydrides and Aluminum Hydrides (PDF 329 KB), Gilbert Brown, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    14. Development and Evaluation of Advanced Hydride Systems for Reversible Hydrogen Storage (PDF 543 KB), Joe Reiter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    15. Effect of Gaseous Impurities on Durability of Complex Li-based Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 629 KB), Dhanesh Chandra, University of Nevada, Reno
    16. Li-Mg-N Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 178 KB), Don Anton, Savannah River National Laboratory
    17. Synthesis of Nanophase Materials for Thermodynamically Tuned Reversible Hydrogen Storage (PDF 717 KB), Channing Ahn, California Institute of Technology
    18. Lightweight Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 237 KB), J.-C. Zhao, Ohio State University
  2. Design of Novel Multi-Component Metal Hydride-Based Mixtures for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 146 KB), Christopher Wolverton, Northwestern University
  3. Tunable Thermodynamics and Kinetics for Hydrogen Storage: Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Ordered Polymer Templates (PDF 429 KB), Mark Allendorf, Sandia National Laboratories
  4. Discovery of Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage through Molecular Modeling and Combinatorial Methods (PDF 72 KB), David Lesch, UOP LLC
  5. Center for Hydrogen Storage Research at Delaware State University (PDF 310 KB), Andrew Goudy, Delaware State University
  6. Effects and Mechanisms of Mechanical Activation on Hydrogen Sorption/Desorption of Nanoscale Lithium Nitrides and Lithium Borohydrides (PDF 545 KB), Leon Shaw, University of Connecticut

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B. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence

  1. 2009 Overview - DOE Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence (CHSCoE) ( PDF 356 KB), Kevin Ott, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  2. Amineborane-Based Chemical Hydrogen Storage (PDF 310 KB), Larry Sneddon, University of Pennsylvania
  3. Chemical Hydrogen Storage R&D at Los Alamos National Laboratory (PDF 519 KB), Kevin Ott, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  4. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Research at PNNL (PDF 468 KB), Tom Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  5. Main Group Element and Organic Chemistry for Hydrogen Storage and Activation (PDF 485 KB), David Dixon, University of Alabama
  6. Low-Cost Precursors to Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 357 KB), Suzanne Linehan, Rohm and Haas Company
  7. Ammonia Borane Regeneration and Market Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 273 KB), David Schubert, U.S. Borax
  8. Hydrogen Storage by Novel CBN Heterocycle Materials (PDF 252 KB), Shih-Yuan Liu, University of Oregon
  9. Solutions for Chemical Hydrogen Storage: Dehydrogenation of B-N Bonds (PDF 183 KB), Karen Goldberg, University of Washington
  10. Chemical Hydrogen Storage using Ultra-High Surface Area Main Group Materials and The Development of Efficient Amine-Borane Regeneration Cycles (PDF 99 KB), Philip Power, University of California, Davis
  11. Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Systems ( PDF 351 KB), Digby Macdonald, Pennsylvania State University
  12. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Using Polyhedral Borane Anions and Aluminum-Ammonia-Borane Complexes (PDF 428 KB), Fred Hawthorne, University of Missouri

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C. Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence

  1. Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence
    1. Overview of the DOE Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence ( PDF 471 KB), Lin Simpson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    2. A Biomimetic Approach to Metal-Organic Frameworks with High H2 Uptake (PDF 304 KB), Joe Zhou, Texas A&M University
    3. Hydrogen Storage by Spillover (PDF 285 KB), Ralph Yang, University of Michigan
    4. Optimization of Nano-Carbon Materials for Hydrogen Sorption (PDF 340 KB), Boris Yakobson, Rice University
    5. NREL Research as Part of the Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence (PDF 661 KB), Lin Simpson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    6. Hydrogen Storage Media through Nanostructured Polymeric Materials (PDF 389 KB), D.J. Liu, Argonne National Laboratory
    7. Enabling Discovery of Materials With a Practical Heat of Hydrogen Adsorption (PDF 323 KB), Alan Cooper, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    8. Optimizing the Binding Energy of Hydrogen on Nanostructured Carbon Materials through Structure Control and Chemical Doping (PDF 567 KB), Jie Liu, Duke University
    9. Nanoengineering the Forces of Attraction in a Metal-Carbon Array for H2 Uptake at Room Temperature (PDF 431 KB), James Tour, Rice University
    10. Carbon Aerogels for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 230 KB), Ted Baumann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    11. ORNL Progress within the DOE Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Sorption: Synthesis and Processing of Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns for Hydrogen Storage and Catalyst Supports (PDF 352 KB), David Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    12. Enhanced Hydrogen Dipole Physisorption (PDF 547 KB), Channing Ahn, California Institute of Technology
    13. Characterization of Hydrogen Adsorption by NMR (PDF 498 KB), Yue Wu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    14. Advanced Boron and Metal Loaded High Porosity Carbons (PDF 658 KB), Vincent Crespi, Pennsylvania State University
    15. NIST Center for Neutron Research in Support of the Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence (PDF 228 KB), Dan Neumann, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    16. Multiply Surface-Functionalized Nanoporous Carbon for Vehicular Hydrogen Storage (PDF 833 KB), Peter Pfeifer, University of Missouri
  2. Carbide-Derived Carbons with Tunable Porosity Optimized for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 114 KB), John Fischer, University of Pennsylvania
  3. Nanostructured Activated Carbon for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 444 KB), Israel Cabasso, State University of New York
  4. Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks ( PDF 325 KB), Omar Yaghi, University of California, Los Angeles
  5. A Joint Theory and Experimental Project in the High-Throughput Synthesis and Testing of Porous COF and ZIF Materials for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage (PDF 65 KB), Omar Yaghi, University of California, Los Angeles
  6. New Carbon-Based Porous Materials with Increased Heats of Adsorption for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 219 KB), Randall Snurr, Northwestern University
  7. Hydrogen Trapping through Designer Hydrogen Spillover Molecules with Reversible Temperature and Pressure-Induced Switching (PDF 460 KB), Angela Lueking, Pennsylvania State University

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D. Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence

  1. Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence (HSCoE) ( PDF 158 KB), Don Anton, Savannah River National Laboratory
  2. SRNL Technical Work Scope for the Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence: Design and Testing of Metal Hydride and Adsorbent Systems (PDF 210 KB), Ted Motyka, Savannah River National Laboratory
  3. Systems Engineering of Chemical Hydride, Pressure Vessel, and Balance of Plant for On-Board Hydrogen Storage (PDF 86 KB), Darrell Herling, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  4. Advancement of Systems Designs and Key Engineering Technologies for Materials Based Hydrogen Storage ( PDF 280 KB), Dan Mosher, United Technologies Research Center
  5. Chemical Hydride Rate Modeling, Validation, and System Demonstration (PDF 83 KB), Troy Semelsberger, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  6. Key Technologies, Thermal Management, and Prototype Testing for Advanced Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Systems (PDF 136 KB), Joseph Reiter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  7. System Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Media Engineering Properties for Hydrogen Energy Storage (PDF 258 KB), Matthew Thornton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  8. System Design and Media Structuring for On-board Hydrogen Storage Technologies (PDF 139 KB), Darsh Kumar, General Motors
  9. Ford/BASF Activities in Support of the Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence (PDF 75 KB), Donald Siegel, Ford Motor Company
  10. Microscale Enhancement of Heat and Mass Transfer for Hydrogen Energy Storage (PDF 80 KB), Kevin Drost, Oregon State University
  11. Development of Improved Composite Pressure Vessels for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 64 KB), Jon Knudsen, Lincoln Composites

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E. Storage Testing, Safety and Analysis

  1. Analyses of Hydrogen Storage Materials and On-Board Systems (PDF 257 KB), Stephen Lasher, TIAX LLC
  2. System Level Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Options (PDF 2579 KB), Rajesh Ahluwalia, Argonne National Laboratory
  3. Fundamental Environmental Reactivity Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 163 KB), Don Anton, Savannah River National Laboratory
  4. Quantifying and Addressing the DOE Material Reactivity Requirements with Analysis and Testing of Hydrogen Storage Materials and Systems (PDF 350 KB), Daniel Mosher, United Technologies Research Center
  5. Chemical and Environmental Reactivity Properties of Hydrogen Storage Materials within the Context of Systems (PDF 362 KB), Daniel Dedrick, Sandia National Laboratories
  6. Best Practices for Characterizing Hydrogen Storage Properties of Materials (PDF 380 KB), Karl Gross, H2 Technology Consulting LLC
  7. Standardized Testing Program for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Technologies (PDF 424 KB), Michael Miller, Southwest Research Institute®

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F. New Materials–Independent Projects

  1. A Synergistic Approach to the Development of New Hydrogen Storage Materials, Part I (PDF 469 KB), Jeffrey Long, University of California, Berkeley
  2. Capacitive Hydrogen Storage Systems: Molecular Design of Structured Dielectrics (PDF 219 KB), Robert Currier, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  3. Hydrogen Storage Materials with Binding Intermediate between Physisorption and Chemisorption (PDF 744 KB), Juergen Eckert, University of California, Santa Barbara
  4. Novel Metal Perhydrides for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 228 KB), Jim Hwang, Michigan Technological University
  5. Electron-Charged Graphite-Based Hydrogen Storage Material (PDF 260 KB), Chinbay Fan, Gas Technology Institute

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G. Tanks

  1. Compact (L)H2 Storage with Extended Dormancy in Cryogenic Pressure Vessels (PDF 414 KB), Salvador Aceves, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  2. Lifecycle Verification of Polymeric Storage Liners (PDF 163 KB), Barton Smith, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  3. Low-Cost High-Efficiency High-Pressure H2 Storage (PDF 297 KB), Carter Liu, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

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H. Cross-Cutting

  1. Purdue Hydrogen Systems Laboratory (PDF 227 KB), Jay Gore, Purdue University
  2. Hydrogen Storage Research (PDF 743 KB), Lee Stefanakos, University of South Florida
  3. NaSi and NaSG Powder Hydrogen Fuel Cells (PDF 502 KB), Michael Lefenfeld, SiGNa
  4. An Integrated Approach for Hydrogen Production and Storage in Complex Hydrides of Transitional Elements and Carbon-based Nanostructural Materials (PDF 411 KB), Abhijit Bhattacharyya, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  5. Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Storage Technology Project (PDF 678 KB), Robert Perret, UNLV Research Foundation

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I. Basic Energy Sciences

  1. Novel theoretical and experimental approaches for understanding and optimizing hydrogen-sorbent interactions in metal organic framework materials (PDF 583 KB), Yves Chabal, University of Texas-Dallas
  2. Activation of Hydrogen Under Ambient Conditions by Main Group Molecules (PDF 228 KB), Philip Power, University of California, Davis
  3. Design and Synthesis of Novel Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Toward High Hydrogen Storage Capacity (PDF 85 KB), Mohamed Eddaoudi, University of South Florida
  4. Novel Molecular Materials for Hydrogen Storage Applications (PDF 78 KB), Russell Hemley, Carnegie Institute of Washington
  5. Bonding and Structures of Light Element-Hydrogen Systems under Extreme Conditions (PDF 101 KB), Wendy Mao, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  6. Networks of Boron-Doped Carbon Nanopores for Low-Pressure Reversible Hydrogen Storage (PDF 1.1 MB), Peter Pfeifer, University of Missouri
  7. Elucidation of Hydrogen Interaction Mechanisms with Metal-Doped Carbon Nanostructures (PDF 175 KB), Ragaiy Zidan, Savannah River National Laboratory
  8. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Metal and Complex Hydride Nanoparticles (PDF 298 KB), Christopher Wolverton, Northwestern University
  9. Atomistic Transport Mechanisms in Reversible Complex Metal Hydrides (PDF 293 KB), Peter Sutter, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  10. Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 395 KB), Gerbrand Ceder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  11. Control of Hydrogen Release and Uptake in Condensed Phases (PDF 743 KB), Tom Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  12. First Principles-Based Simulation of Hydrogen Interactions in Complex Hydrides (PDF 544 KB), Qingfeng Ge, Southern Illinois University
  13. NMR of Hydrogen Storage Systems: Ionic Hydrides and Mobile Species (PDF 393 KB), Mark Conradi, Washington University
  14. First-Principles Studies of Phase Stability and Reaction Dynamics in Complex Metal Hydride (PDF 80 KB), Mei-Yin Chou, Georgia Institute of Technology
  15. Influence of Pressure on Physical Property of Ammonia Borane and its Re-Hydrogenation (PDF 1.2 MB), Jiuhua Chen, Florida International University
  16. Atomistic Mechanisms of Metal-Assisted Hydrogen Storage in Nanostructured Carbons (PDF 254 KB), Nadia Gallego, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  17. Application of Neutron Scattering on Hydrogen Storage (PDF 504 KB), John Larese, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  18. A Synergistic Approach to the Development of New Classes of Hydrogen Storage Materials (PDF 596 KB), Jeffrey Long, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  19. Complex Hydrides - A New Frontier for Future Energy Applications (PDF 178 KB), Vitalij Pecharsky, Ames Laboratory
  20. Molecular Hydrogen Storage in Novel Binary Clathrate Hydrates at Near-Ambient Temperatures and Pressures (PDF 524 KB), E. Dendy Sloan, Colorado School of Mines
  21. Mechanistic Studies of Activated Hydrogen Release from Amine Boranes (PDF 372 KB), Larry Sneddon, University of Pennsylvania
  22. Computational Studies of Hydrogen Interactions with Storage Materials (PDF 144 KB), Chris Van de Walle, University of California, Santa Barbara
  23. Quantum Tuning of Chemical Reactivity for Storage and Generation of Hydrogen Fuels (PDF 86 KB), Hanno Weitering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  24. From Fundamental Understanding to Predicting New Nanomaterials for High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage (PDF 502 KB), Taner Yildirim, University of Pennsylvania
  25. Integrated Nanoscale Metal Hydride-Catalyst Architectures for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 640 KB), Yiping Zhao, University of Georgia

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