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

[00:76191]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。该计划的奖励为联合研究提供了机会，并利用独特或互补的设施、专业知识和国外的实验条件。该奖项将为Brian C. Moore博士提供为期24个月的支持，让他与西班牙阿利坎特大学的Angel Linares-Solano教授合作，制备一种专门用于低压甲烷储存的新型活性炭纤维。本研究的目的是为甲烷的低压储存量身定制活性炭纤维（ACFs）。pi假设ACFs内孔隙的大小将在决定甲烷容量方面发挥关键作用。当天然气被吸附到孔隙中时，它的密度比作为气体时要高得多。天然气在孔隙中的吸附倾向是孔隙宽度的函数。制备不同孔径的ACFs，并测量其各自的甲烷储量。目的是确定孔隙大小与甲烷储量的关系。有利的结果可能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。这项研究可能会产生一种ACF，它能够在比压缩天然气低得多的压力下竞争性地吸附天然气。利纳雷斯-索拉诺和他在阿利坎特的同事们已经进行了20年的活性炭研究，在这一研究领域拥有相当多的专业知识

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.***