Aerogel can store hydrogen

Can carbon aerogels be used as hydrogen storage materials?

Carbon aerogels have great potential as hydrogen storage materials owing to their exceptional specific surface area, low weight, and high porosity. These characteristics improve the ability to increase hydrogen adsorption capacity, making them promising candidates for hydrogen storage materials.

What is the hydrogen storage capacity of activated carbon aerogel?

The activated carbon aerogel exhibits a promising hydrogen storage capacity of 5.28 wt% at liquid nitrogen temperature under a hydrogen pressure of 22 atm whereas 3.39 wt% of hydrogen storage capacity has been seen in the unactivated carbon aerogel under the same conditions.

Where can I purchase aerogel materials?

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Could a new aerogel transform light into hydrogen energy?

The future of energy is nearly here. And a team of scientists has created a new aerogel that increased the efficiency of converting light into hydrogen energy, producing "up to 70 times more hydrogen" than rival methods, according to a recent study published in the journal Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Can hydrogen be stored on a plane?

Significantly, it delivers approximately three times the energy per unit mass of conventional jet fuel and more than 100 times that of lithium-ion batteries. This makes it well suited to powering aircraft. However, storing hydrogen on-board an aircraft poses several challenges.

How are carbon aerogels synthesized?

Carbon aerogels were synthesized by Pekala's Sol-Gel method. Physically activated carbon aerogels exhibited a 799.68 m 2 /g specific surface area. Activated carbon aerogel exhibited H 2 uptake of ∼5.28 wt% at LQN 2 temperature under 22 atm H 2 pressure.