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Paving the Way to the Fuel of the Future—Nanostructured Complex Hydrides

Abstract

Hydrides have emerged as strong candidates for energy storage applications and their study has attracted wide interest in both the academic and industry sectors. With clear advantages due to the solid-state storage of hydrogen, hydrides and in particular complex hydrides have the ability to tackle environmental pollution by offering the alternative of a clean energy source: hydrogen. However, several drawbacks have detracted this material from going mainstream, and some of these shortcomings have been addressed by nanostructuring/nanoconfinement strategies. With the enhancement of thermodynamic and/or kinetic behavior, nanosized complex hydrides (borohydrides and alanates) have recently conquered new estate in the hydrogen storage field. The current review aims to present the most recent results, many of which illustrate the feasibility of using complex hydrides for the generation of molecular hydrogen in conditions suitable for vehicular and stationary applications. Nanostructuring strategies, either in the pristine or nanoconfined state, coupled with a proper catalyst and the choice of host material can potentially yield a robust nanocomposite to reliably produce H2 in a reversible manner. The key element to tackle for current and future research efforts remains the reproducible means to store H2 , which will build up towards a viable hydrogen economy goal. The most recent trends and future prospects will be presented herein.

Funding source: This work was supported by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation through the Project No. PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-1657 (TE 84/2022), and the Core Program PN19-03 (contract no. PN21N/2019).
Countries: Romania
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2022-12-21
2024-11-12
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