Topic: Metal Hydrides for Energy Applications
Speaker: Dr. Michael Felderhoff, Max Planck Institute, Germany
Time: 2:00 p.m., October 15, 2014
Venue: Conference Room on the 1st Floor, Building B5, SCUT South Campus
Sponsor: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Abstract:
Metal hydrides have been regarded over the last years as possible hydrogen storage materials for mobile fuel cell applications. A low gravimetric hydrogen storage density and huge amounts of released heat during the re-filling processprevent the commercial use. On the other hand metal hydrides can be used as thermochemical heat storage materials over a wide range of temperatures. The heat storage densities are orders of magnitude higher compared to sensible heat storage materials. Possible applications and developments with metal hydrides for hydrogen and heat storage applications will be presented.