Isotherm measurements of high-pressure metal hydrides for hydrogen compressors

D. Barton Smith; Robert C. Bowman; Lawrence M. Anovitz; Claudio Corgnale; Martin Sulic

doi:10.1088/2515-7655/abeab5

Isotherm measurements of high-pressure metal hydrides for hydrogen compressors

D. Barton Smith, Robert C. Bowman, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Claudio Corgnale, Martin Sulic

Geochemistry & Interfacial Science

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Hydrogen absorption and desorption isotherms have been measured for several metal hydride alloys identified as possible candidates in the high-pressure (i.e. 80 MPa) stage of a two-stage hydrogen compressor. The isotherms were obtained using two independent Sieverts volumetric test systems built specifically for measuring hydrogen absorption and desorption parameters from 0.10 to 100 MPa. The results obtained enabled us to identify the alloy Ti0.8Zr0.2Fe1.6V0.4 as the most viable of the candidates investigated for use in the high-pressure stage of a prototype two-stage 80+ MPa compressor, as it produced the highest desorption pressures at moderate temperatures. Issues and challenges in determining reliable isotherms at pressures 50 MPa are also described.

Original language	English
Article number	034004
Journal	JPhys Energy
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/abeab5
State	Published - Jul 2021

Funding

This research was supported by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technology Office. ORNL is operated by UT-Battelle LLC for DOE under contract number DE-AC05-00OR22725. The authors wish to acknowledge the valuable contributions and support from Professor Craig Jensen of Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers. The authors appreciate the analyses, discussions, and other contributions by Terry Johnson and Anne Mallow from Sandia National Laboratories to these studies as part of the DOE high-pressure compressor project. The authors also wish to thank Matt Besser (ISU Ames Laboratory) for discussions and preparation of the alloys and Dr Michael Cheshire (formerly of ORNL) for his work on the XRD analyses.

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U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
UT-Battelle	DE-AC05-00OR22725

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high-pressure metal hydrides
hydrogen storage alloys
pressure composition isotherms
thermal hydrogen compression

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