Hydrogen Storage (MC9)

Convener:

Duncan Gregory, University of Glasgow, UK

Programme:

Monday 3 August (morning and afternoon)

Keynote Speakers

Can we make a materials difference to a sustainable energy future?
Peter P. Edwards, University of Oxford, UK

From metallic to complex hydrides
Andreas Züttel, EMPA, Switzerland

Award Lecture

Gas absorption within organic microporous materials
Neil B. McKeown, Cardiff University, UK
(Winner of the RSC Beilby Medal and Prize 2008)

Speakers

Amide-borohydrides for reversible hydrogen storage: problems, progress and prospects 
Paul A. Anderson, University of Birmingham, UK

Dehydrogenation reactions at LiNH2/LiH interface: an ab-initio study
Clotilde S. Cucinotta, ETHZ, Switzerland

The application of metal organic framework materials as hydrogen storage materials
Ashleigh J. Fletcher, University of Strathclyde, UK

Metal borohydrides for energy storage
Shin-ichi Orimo, Tohoku University, Japan

Comparison study of effects of Ti and Ni on dehydrogenation properties of NaAlH4
Yan Song, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, China

High surface area amorphous microporous poly(aryleneethynylene) networks using tetrahedral carbon- and silicon-centred monomers
Ev Stöckel, University of Liverpool, UK

Symposium Information

Methods of alternative power generation and energy storage are crucial in meeting the dual challenges of atmospheric pollution and uninterrupted energy supply. As a means of clean energy and for mobile (automotive) applications, hydrogen is regarded as the predominant energy vector. Methods of storing hydrogen for driving fuel cells remain challenging. Solid state hydrogen stores in which hydrogen is sorbed or included in or on a solid (and readily released) are an ideal solution, but to achieve the combination of properties required to compete with the present state of the art (especially in vehicles) will require concerted effort and inspired materials chemistry design.

Great strides towards this goal have been made this decade across a wide range of exciting materials systems. This symposium will highlight recent developments at the cutting edge of hydrogen storage materials from porous solids and nanomaterials through engineered hybrid frameworks and polymers to complex hydrides and composites.