Article | REF: N1206 V1

Materials of the hydrogen sector - Storage and transportation

Authors: Florence LEFEBVRE-JOUD, Laurent BRIOTTET, Olivier GILLIA, Fabien Nony

Publication date: April 10, 2010

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Increasing energy demands and depletion of fossil fuels have added new importance to hydrogen as an interesting alternative energy carrier. Hydrogen technology not only includes the production and conversion of hydrogen but also its storage and transportation. This article reviews the materials involved in these two stages. In order that the deployment of the hydrogen economy is carried out under conditions respecting the environment, the specifications and selection of these materials must be taken seriously.

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 INTRODUCTION

Following a first part devoted to materials involved in hydrogen production and conversion, this second part focuses on materials used for hydrogen transport and storage.

Hydrogen is already commonly stored in hyperbaric cylinders and transported in pipeline networks for applications in the chemical, steel and petrochemical industries. However, its deployment in the context of an environmentally-friendly hydrogen economy significantly alters the specifications of these two stages. The cost of transporting and distributing hydrogen is still too high, while the volume capacity of hydrogen tanks is a major technological obstacle to its use as an automotive fuel.

The specific requirements of each of these two applications are reviewed, and the selected materials, their main properties and their application are introduced. Finally, the current challenges specific to the various materials and applications are presented.

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