The problem of reducing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere is indirectly related to the potential storage options in different environments in the earth's crust. One of the promising possibilities for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere is the geological storage of CO2 in deep, unminable coal seams. Measurements of the CO2 adsorption of 10 lignite samples from the Velenj...

7 ABSTRACT: NaBH4 has long been identified as a viable hydrogen-storage 8 material due to a theoretical gravimetric H2 capacity of 10.6 wt %. Because of 9 the high enthalpy of decomposition of 108 ± 3 kJ mol−1, thermal 10 decomposition of the pristine material does not occur until at least 500 °C, 11 and thus NaBH4 has yet to be utilized in hydrogen-storage processes. In this 12 study, NaBH4 ha...

Adsorption of pure and mixtures of O(2) and N(2) on isolated single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) have been investigated at the subcritical (77 K) and different supercritical (273, 293, and 313 K) temperatures for the pressure range between 1 and 31 MPa using (N,V,T) Monte Carlo simulation. Both O(2) and N(2) gravimetric storage capacity exhibit similar behaviors, gas adsorption is higher on o...

This article reports on changes in electric double layer charge storage capacity as a function of surface chemistry and graphitic structure of porous carbon electrodes. By subjecting 20 nm to 2.0 μm sized carbide-derived carbons (CDCs) synthesized at 800 °C to high-temperature vacuum annealing at 700-1800 °C, we produce three-dimensional internal surface architectures with similar pore sizes an...

Hydrogen has the potential to be an alternative source of energy. However, most research on hydrogen storage carried out in past is based low temperature (<80 K) whereas near room desired. Here, we report room-temperature capacity defective single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) investigated using molecular dynamics simulations and density functional theory. Four different types SWCNTs are cons...

We study polylithiated molecules as building blocks for hydrogen storage materials, using first-principles calculations. CLi4 and OLi2 bind 12 and 10 hydrogen molecules, respectively, with an average binding energy of 0.10 and 0.13 eV, leading to gravimetric densities of 37.8 and 40.3 weight % H. Bonding between Li and C or O is strongly polar and H2 molecules attach to the partially charged Li...

We study polylithiated molecules as building blocks for hydrogen storage materials, using first-principles calculations. CLi4 and OLi2 bind 12 and 10 hydrogen molecules, respectively, with an average binding energy of 0.10 and 0.13 eV, leading to gravimetric densities of 37.8 and 40.3 weight % H. Bonding between Li and C or O is strongly polar and H2 molecules attach to the partially charged Li...

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are newly emerging porous materials. Owing to their large surface area and tunable pore size and geometry, they have been studied for applications in gas storage and separation, especially in hydrogen and methane storage and carbon dioxide capture. It has been well established that the high-pressure gravimetric hydrogen-adsorption capacity of an MOF is directly p...

We study polylithiated molecules as building blocks for hydrogen storage materials, using first-principles calculations. CLi4 and OLi2 bind 12 and 10 hydrogen molecules, respectively, with an average binding energy of 0.10 and 0.13 eV, leading to gravimetric densities of 37.8 and 40.3 weight % H. Bonding between Li and C or O is strongly polar and H2 molecules attach to the partially charged Li...

This paper presents an investigation on microencapsulation of paraffin as a phase change materials (PCMs) for application in buildings. Encapsulated PCM particles were prepared by suspension-like polymerization technique. The effect of surfactant concentration and mass ratio of PCM to monomer on the final characteristics and performance of the microcapsules were investigated. The distribution o...