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Firlej L, Kuchta B, Walczak K, Journet C. Hydrogen Storage in Pure and Boron-Substituted Nanoporous Carbons-Numerical and Experimental Perspective. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:nano11092173. [PMID: 34578489 PMCID: PMC8472433 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Nanoporous carbons remain the most promising candidates for effective hydrogen storage by physisorption in currently foreseen hydrogen-based scenarios of the world’s energy future. An optimal sorbent meeting the current technological requirement has not been developed yet. Here we first review the storage limitations of currently available nanoporous carbons, then we discuss possible ways to improve their storage performance. We focus on two fundamental parameters determining the storage (the surface accessible for adsorption and hydrogen adsorption energy). We define numerically the values nanoporous carbons have to show to satisfy mobile application requirements at pressures lower than 120 bar. Possible necessary modifications of the topology and chemical compositions of carbon nanostructures are proposed and discussed. We indicate that pore wall fragmentation (nano-size graphene scaffolds) is a partial solution only, and chemical modifications of the carbon pore walls are required. The positive effects (and their limits) of the carbon substitutions by B and Be atoms are described. The experimental ‘proof of concept’ of the proposed strategies is also presented. We show that boron substituted nanoporous carbons prepared by a simple arc-discharge technique show a hydrogen adsorption energy twice as high as their pure carbon analogs. These preliminary results justify the continuation of the joint experimental and numerical research effort in this field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucyna Firlej
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, University of Montpellier-CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France;
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Laboratoire Madirel, University Aix Marseille-CNRS, 13396 Marseille, France;
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratoire Madirel, University Aix Marseille-CNRS, 13396 Marseille, France;
- Department of Micro, Nano and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, University of Montpellier-CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France;
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- Laboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, University Claude Bernard-CNRS, 69622 Lyon, France;
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Hilton R, Bick P, Tekeei A, Leimkuehler E, Pfeifer P, Suppes GJ. Mass Balance and Performance Analysis of Potassium Hydroxide Activated Carbon. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie301293t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- R. Hilton
- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Missouri, W2065 Lafferre Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65203,
United States
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Jin Z, Sun Z, Simpson LJ, O’Neill KJ, Parilla PA, Li Y, Stadie NP, Ahn CC, Kittrell C, Tour JM. Solution-Phase Synthesis of Heteroatom-Substituted Carbon Scaffolds for Hydrogen Storage. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:15246-51. [DOI: 10.1021/ja105428d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhong Jin
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS-222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China, and W. M. Keck Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 138-78,
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