Hydrogen storage with chemical hydrides: catalytic methods for regeneration

石油化工储量的减少和公众对温室气体排放的日益关注正在对政府、工业和学术界施加压力，要求他们为世界寻找替代方法来满足其对能源的需求。这些需求将通过不同的能源来满足，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运输，这要求来自太阳能，风能和水力的能量被有效地储存，然后释放。本世纪确定的最有前途的便携式能源载体之一是氨硼烷。它完全由元素周期表第一行的元素产生，也是轻和富氢的（总共8个原子中有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（约100克）。20%）。已经开发了用于释放氢的水解、热、光化学和催化方法。

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.