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Hydrogen Economy: Materials Challenges for Hydrogen Storage Symposium

Organizers:

C. M. Jensen University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI Session 4: Alanates II	D. R. Hardy Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC Session 8: Carbon Nanotubes Session 9: Others Session 1: Hydrogen Economy: Government and Industry Perspectives/Technology Challenges
D. Chandra University of Nevada Reno, NV Session 6: Amides Session 7: Non-Rev. Hydrogen	G. Sandrock SunaTech, Inc. Ringwood, NJ Session 1: Overview
J. C. Wang Sandia National Laboratories Livermore, CA Session 6: Amides Session 7: Non-Rev. Hydrogen	M. A. Imam Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC Session 2: Rev. Hydrides Session 3: Alanates I
N. Yuko Tohoku University Sendai, Japan Session 5: Miscellaneous Hydrogen Storage	P. Chen National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore Session 5: Miscellaneous Hydrogen Storage
P. Jena Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Session 4: Alanates II	R. Zidan Savannah River Technology Center Aiken, SC Session 8: Carbon Nanotubes Session 9: Others
S. Suda Kogakuin Univeristy Hachioji-shi, Japan Session 1: Overview	T. Klassen Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany Session 2: Rev. Hydrides Session 3: Alanates I

Sponsored by:

ASM Technical Programming Board
ASM Advisory Technical Awareness Council
ASM Materials Science Critical Technologies Sector

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Overview:

Future energy based on hydrogen has the potential of providing solutions to growing concerns about energy supply and security, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen, an energy carrier with highest energy per unit mass of all chemical fuels, provides a long-term solution for an energy system that produces near-zero emission and is based on an abundantly available resource. This has been the basis of a new national initiative called the "Hydrogen Economy".

Hydrogen can be used in fuel cells to provide a new energy source. Fuel cell reactions call for the input of molecular (or atomic) hydrogen. The most straightforward approach is to feed hydrogen gas. However, it is possible to use other hydrogen-containing fuels but it would be conceptually simplest to avoid chemical reforming and catalytic dissociation technology.

The problem is how to store the hydrogen. Materials challenges for storage of hydrogen and for its effective use are key enabling technologies. Several approaches, such as lightweight, low cost and low-volume hydrogen storage devices from pocket-sized containers to industrial-sized storage devices and solid-state storage media for safe storage and release of hydrogen, are being addressed at industrial, government and university laboratories.

This symposium will address all aspects of materials challenges and technology solutions for hydrogen storage as compressed gas, liquids and hydrides in metallic, intermetallic, carbon or chemical media.