Open AccessHydrogen from renewable resources monthly progress report
Author(s) -
Richard Rocheleau
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/36795
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , hydrogen , cycloalkane , hydrogen storage , chemistry , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering
During February, we achieved two significant results in our hydrogen storage activates. Reversible hydrogen uptake and release was measured at room temperature, near ambient pressure on the (IrClH{sub 2}(H{sub 2})Pr{sup i}{sub 3}) complex. Dr. Jensen also observed that certain polyhydzide complexes catalyze the low temperature, reversible dehydrogenation of cycloalkanes to aromatic hydrocarbons at temperatures as low as 130{degrees}C. This discovery may represent a breakthrough in chemical storage of hydrogen as all other cycloalkane dehydrogenation systems require temperatures in excess of 300{degrees}C