Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 2
Physical and Chemical Interactions
of Hydrogen with Carbonaceous
Nanostructures (An Analytical Study—
Indirect Experiment)
Yury S. Nechaev
Bardin Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Kurdjumov Institute of Metals Science and Physics,
Vtoraya Baumanskaya St., 9/23, Moscow 105005, Russia
yuri1939@inbox.ru
2.1
Introduction
As it is known [1, 3], hydrogen (H
) has recently been intensively
investigated as an ideal secondarily derived renewable energy source.
Among the problems to be solved for the industrial utilization of
hydrogen in energetics, the development of an effective hydrogen
storage system is the most important one [1, 3]. The U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) has established different targets and requirements
for on-board hydrogen storage systems. The strategic objectives for
the year 2010 include a minimum “gravimetric” capacity (weight
of stored H
2
/system weight) of 9 wt% and a “volumetric” capacity
(density) of 81 kg H
2
−3
. These values are referred to the whole
system, including storage medium, vessel, refueling infrastructures,
regulators, electronic controllers, sensors, etc. (www.eere.energy.gov/
hydrogenandfuelcells).
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2
