International Research Fellow Awards Program: Production of a Novel Activated Carbon Fiber Tailored for Low-Pressure Methane Storage

国际研究员奖励计划：专为低压甲烷储存而设计的新型活性碳纤维的生产

• 批准号: 0076191
• 负责人: Brian Moore
• 金额: $ 7.49万
• 依托单位: Moore, Brian C
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-11-01 至 2003-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0076191&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Research; Fellow; Awards; Program

0076191MooreThe International Research Fellow Awards Program enables U.S. scientists and engineers to conduct three to twenty-four months of research abroad. The program's awards provide opportunities for joint research, and the use of unique or complementary facilities, expertise and experimental conditions abroad.This award will provide Dr. Brian C. Moore with support for twenty-four months to work with Professor Angel Linares-Solano at the University of Alicante in Alicante, Spain on the preparation of a novel activated carbon fiber tailored for low pressure methane storage.The objective of this research is to tailor-make activated carbon fibers (ACFs) for low-pressure storage of methane. The PIs hypothesize that the size of the pores within the ACFs will play a crucial role in determining methane capacity. When natural gas is adsorbed into a pore it has a much higher density than it does as a gas. The tendency of natural gas to adsorb in a pore is a function of pore width. ACFs with different pore sizes will be produced and their respective methane storage will be measured. The goal is to determine what pore sizes correlate with the most methane storage. Favorable results could allow natural gas to emerge as a highly competitive vehicle fuel. Natural gas is usually stored under high pressure in heavy, expensive tanks. This study could produce an ACF capable of competitively adsorbing natural gas at pressures that are considerably lower than those of compressed natural gas.Dr. Linares-Solano and his colleagues at Alicante have been conducting activated carbon studies for two decades, giving them considerable expertise in this area of research.***

0076191摩尔国际研究员奖励计划使美国科学家和工程师能够在国外进行三到二十四个月的研究。 该计划的奖项提供了联合研究的机会，以及使用独特或互补的设施，专业知识和国外的实验条件。摩尔与西班牙阿利坎特的阿利坎特大学的Angel Linares-Solano教授合作了24个月，研究制备一种新型的用于低压甲烷储存的活性碳纤维。 PI假设ACF内的孔的大小将在确定甲烷容量中起关键作用。 当天然气被吸附到孔隙中时，它的密度比气体时高得多。 天然气吸附在孔隙中的趋势是孔隙宽度的函数。 将生产具有不同孔径的活性炭纤维，并测量其各自的甲烷储存量。目标是确定什么样的孔径与最大的甲烷储存量相关。 有利的结果可能会使天然气成为一种极具竞争力的汽车燃料。 天然气通常在高压下储存在昂贵的重型储罐中。这项研究可以生产出一种能够在比压缩天然气低得多的压力下竞争性吸附天然气的ACF。Linares-Solano博士和他在阿利坎特的同事们已经进行了二十年的活性炭研究，在这一研究领域拥有相当丰富的专业知识。*