Hydrogen storage with chemical hydrides: catalytic methods for regeneration

石化储量的不断减少，以及公众对温室气体排放日益加剧的担忧，给各国政府、工业界和学术界带来了压力，迫使他们寻找替代方法，让世界满足其对能源的需求。这些需求将由不同的能源来满足，包括太阳能、风能和水力发电。然而，最重要和污染最严重的技术之一是交通运输，这需要有效地储存和释放来自太阳能、风能和水力发电的能量。本世纪将被发现的最有希望的便携式能源工具之一是氨水硼烷。它完全由元素周期表第一行中的元素生成，也是轻和富氢的(总共8个原子中的6个氢原子)。氢的相对重量是迄今为止开发的氢载体中最高的之一(约20%)。氢气释放的方法有水解法、热法、光化学法和催化法。

Dwindling petrochemical reserves and increased public concern over the greenhouse gas emissions are exerting pressure on governments, industry and academics to find alternative methods for the world to meet its demands for energy. These needs will be met by different sources, including solar, wind and hydroelectric energy. However, one of the most important and most polluting technologies is transportation, which requires that the energy from sun, wind and water power be efficiently stored and then released. One of the most promising vehicles for portable energy to be identified this century is ammonia borane. Generated entirely from elements in the first row of the periodic table, it is also light and hydrogen rich (6 hydrogen atoms of a total of 8 atoms). The relative weight of hydrogen is among the highest of the hydrogen carriers developed to date (ca. 20%). Hydrolytic, thermal, photochemical and catalytic methods for the release of hydrogen have been developed.