Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of New Brunswick
$101,455.00
Composite metal hydrides for hydrogen storage
FY 2009-10
Summary
A 'Hydrogen Economy' for the replacement of current energy technologies was first proposed in the 1970s, but it remains a tantalizing vision. The depletion of finite hydrocarbon resources, along with the environmental issues associated with fossil fuels and nuclear energy sources, currently lend much ungency to its development. One of the major barriers to a Hydrogen Economy is the storage and transportation of hydrogen as a fuel: H2 gas is not dense enough and its liquefaciton is difficult and expensive. A cheap and versatile hydrogen storage medium is required, which will absorb abd release H2 on demand.
This proposal seeks to develop such a hydroge storage medium, by deliberately destabilizing selected metal hydrides that contain large amounts of hydrogen, but which are intrinsically too stable. By deliberately reducing their stability, these metal hydrides can be engineered to release H2 gas at rates and temperatures appropriate for their use in a metal hydride based replacement for the conventional high pressure gas cylinder.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
364082-2007
Name nom
McGrady, GerardSean
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
75
Institution établissement
University of New Brunswick
Province en
New Brunswick
Province fr
Nouveau-Brunswick
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2009
Competition year année de concours
2007
Award amount
101455
Program id
CRDPJ
Program nane en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
300
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)
Area of application fr
Ressources d'énergie (production, exploration, traitement, distribution et utilisation de l'énergie)
Research subject code
3600
Research subject group en
Inorganic chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie inorganique
Research subject en
Inorganic chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie inorganique
Partie
2
Nb partie
3
Application title
Composite metal hydrides for hydrogen storage
Keyword
NA
Application summary
A 'Hydrogen Economy' for the replacement of current energy technologies was first proposed in the 1970s, but it remains a tantalizing vision. The depletion of finite hydrocarbon resources, along with the environmental issues associated with fossil fuels and nuclear energy sources, currently lend much ungency to its development. One of the major barriers to a Hydrogen Economy is the storage and transportation of hydrogen as a fuel: H2 gas is not dense enough and its liquefaciton is difficult and expensive. A cheap and versatile hydrogen storage medium is required, which will absorb abd release H2 on demand.
This proposal seeks to develop such a hydroge storage medium, by deliberately destabilizing selected metal hydrides that contain large amounts of hydrogen, but which are intrinsically too stable. By deliberately reducing their stability, these metal hydrides can be engineered to release H2 gas at rates and temperatures appropriate for their use in a metal hydride based replacement for the conventional high pressure gas cylinder.
