Research Progress of Hydrogen Storage Materials

Hydrogen energy has become increasingly popular as a clean and renewable source of energy in recent years due to the high levels of carbon pollution worldwide. This essay examines the current research status on various hydrogen storage techniques and materials for hydrogen energy. There are currently three primary hydrogen storage methods: high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage, low-temperature liquid hydrogen storage, and solid-state hydrogen storage. The most widely employed method in China is high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage. It entails compressing hydrogen fuel into a container under high pressure. As a result, high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage is commonly used for stationary hydrogen storage. Low temperature liquid hydrogen storage involves compressing the hydrogen at first and then cooling it down with liquefaction technology. However, due to the strict requirements for compression and container insulation, its actual performance is often limited. This paper focuses on the study of solid hydrogen storage materials. The physical adsorption materials that are successively introduced include carbon-based hydrogen storage materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and Covalent organic frameworks (COFs). In the current study, carbon-based hydrogen storage materials show better performance only in low-temperature and high-pressure environments, but MOFs and COFs have great prospects in hydrogen storage. The chemical absorption hydrogen storage materials introduced in this paper are metal alloy hydrogen storage and hydrogenation complexes hydrogen storage, mainly rare earth-based hydrogen storage materials and magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials. Among them, magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials have become one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials due to their low cost and good hydrogen storage performance.