Next generation hydrogen storage liquids

新一代储氢液体项目汇集了皇后大学和UBC的研究人员，致力于为运输车辆提供一种有前途的储氢方法。 燃料电池驱动的汽车使用氢作为燃料源，并且需要用于在车上存储氢的有效方法;然而，将氢存储为压缩气体占用太多空间。 这个问题一直是发展用于运输的燃料电池的重大障碍，目前还没有实用的方法。 最近对可以储存氢的有机液体的研究表明，可以从这些流体获得相对高的储存密度。 当在车辆中存在催化剂的情况下加热时，氢化流体释放出氢气，并在此过程中变回原始液体。 这些流体可以在以后用更多的氢气再生并重复使用。 该提案旨在加强加拿大在燃料电池领域的主导作用，建立一个关于运输应用，特别是汽车储氢液体的战略研究计划。 燃料电池在运输中的商业使用是减少温室气体和烟雾的一个关键方面，也是有效利用可再生能源的一个重要方面。已经组建了一个多学科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。 申请人将培训8名研究生和本科生以及一名博士后研究员，以开发满足车辆使用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为重要。 如果没有有效的氢储存，这一行业的发展超出利基应用，并进入商业部门将被推迟。 这可能危及加拿大在燃料电池领域的首要地位。

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.