New hydrogen storage tablets developed
8 September 2005 by Hydrogen Power
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have created a hydrogen storage tablet that is safe and convenient and needs no special handling precautions. When a catalyst is added, the hydrogen is released and the tablets can then be recharged and used again.
Commercial developmet of this technology will be handled by AMMINEX.
The hydrogen tablet is safe and inexpensive. In this respect it is different from most other hydrogen storage technologies. You can literally carry the material in your pocket without any kind of safety precaution. The reason is that the tablet consists solely of ammonia absorbed efficiently in sea-salt. Ammonia is produced by a combination of hydrogen with nitrogen from the surrounding air, and the DTU-tablet therefore contains large amounts of hydrogen. Within the tablet, hydrogen is stored as long as desired, and when hydrogen is needed, ammonia is released through a catalyst that decomposes it back to free hydrogen. When the tablet is empty, you merely give it a “shot” of ammonia and it is ready for use again.
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February 18th, 2007 at 3:03 am
When will Amminex A/S have it’s hydrogen tablet ready to go into cars?