Next generation hydrogen storage liquids

新一代储氢液体项目汇集了女王大学和UBC大学的研究人员，共同研究一种有前途的运输车辆储氢方法。燃料电池驱动的汽车使用氢作为燃料来源，需要一种有效的方法来储存氢。然而，以压缩气体的形式储存氢需要太多的空间。这个问题已经成为交通燃料电池发展的一个重大障碍，目前还没有可行的方法。最近对可以储存氢的有机液体的研究表明，从这些液体中可以获得相对较高的储存密度。当车辆在催化剂的存在下加热时，氢化流体释放出氢气，并在此过程中变回原来的液体。这些液体随后可以用更多的氢再生并重复使用。该提案旨在加强加拿大在燃料电池领域的领导地位，通过建立一个用于运输应用，特别是汽车的储氢液体战略研究项目。燃料电池在交通运输中的商业应用是减少和进口可再生能源中温室气体和烟雾的一个关键方面。已经组建了一个多学科的小组来处理这个复杂的项目。研究人员的专业知识包括绿色化学、催化、工艺开发和化学热力学。申请者将培训八名研究生和本科生以及一名博士后，以开发满足车辆所需的所有物理和化学性质的液体。由于该项目的多面性，他们将接受的培训将使他们受到加拿大工业界和学术界的追捧。鉴于加拿大在燃料电池技术方面的领先地位，这项工作对加拿大尤其重要。如果没有有效的储氢，这一行业的发展将从利基应用转向商业领域。这可能会危及加拿大在燃料电池领域的领先地位。

The project on New Generation Hydrogen Storage Liquids brings together researchers at Queen's and UBC to work on a promising approach to hydrogen storage for transportation vehicles.  Fuel cell powered cars use hydrogen as a fuel source and require an effective method for storing hydrogen on-board; however, storing the hydrogen as a compressed gas takes too much space.  This issue has been a significant barrier to the development of fuel cells for transportation, and there are currently no practical methods available.  Recent work on organic liquids that can store hydrogen has shown that relatively high storage densities can be obtained from these fluids.  When heated in the presence of a catalyst in the vehicle, the hydrogenated fluid gives off its hydrogen and is turned back into the original liquid in the process.  The fluids can later be regenerated with more hydrogen and reused.  This proposal intends to strengthen Canada's leading role in fuel cells by creating a strategic research program on hydrogen storage liquids for transportation applications, particularly automobiles.  The commercial use of fuel cells for transportation is a key aspect of GHG and smog reduction and import in the effective use of renewable energy. A multidisciplinary team has been assembled to tackle this complex project. The expertise of the researchers includes green chemistry, catalysis, process development, and chemical thermodynamics.  The applicants will train eight graduate and undergraduate students and a post-doctoral fellow to develop liquids that meet all of the physical and chemical properties required for use in a vehicle.  Due to the multifaceted nature of this project, the training they will receive will make them sought after by Canadian industries and academia. This work is especially important to Canada given its leading position in fuel cell technologies.  Without effective hydrogen storage, the development of this industry beyond niche applications and into the commercial sector will be delayed.  This could jeopardize Canada's premier place in the fuel cell sector.