Forum Archive Index - June 2003

[Mills <mills@chem.canterbury.ac.nz>]

The original materials which could 'store' hydrogen (I recall from some
seminar) were platinium and paladium.  Neither very abundant and both
very costly.  Again - quantity, how much hydrogen CAN you store in
a kilo of lattice?  I'll be guessing that even hundreds of kilos won't
be enough to run a large truck.  They were used in fuel cells to dissolve
and transport the protons (charged hydrogen) in the fuel cell reaction
and being metal they could also conduct the electricity to complete the
circuit.

I read on the net that Mazda were experimenting with storage in metal hydrides, again, could you store enough for a truck and use it safely.  Most hydrides are very reactive and would be tricky to handle in large quantities.
Clint
 

Robin Benson wrote:

What about lattice storage? I seem to recall that something along these
lines solves the issues you're raising here -- no references offhand
mind you.

Robin
 
 

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