Team works on new hydrogen storage solution

摘要

A'nanocage'capable oftrapping andreleasing gases on demand could bo used to safely store hydrogenon-board cars and other vehicles.Hydrogen has long been seen as a low-carbon transportation fuel but as a low-density gas, it is difficult to store safely and compactly within vehicles.Now researchers at Bristol University, funded by the EPSRC, are developing composite materials capable of adsorbing hydrogen gas and storing it at high densities, within nanometre-sized pores.What's more, the materials are being used to allow trapping and release of the hydrogen molecules on demand, accordingto DrValeska Ting, a reader in smart nanomaterials at Bristol University.