Hydrogen as a future energy carrier [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andreas Zuttel, Andreas Borgschulte, and Louis Schlapbach

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830924203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2008
• ISBN: 1-283-86968-3; 3-527-62290-X; 3-527-62289-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (443 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BorgschulteAndreas; SchlapbachL <1944-> (Louis); ZüttelAndreas
• Disciplina: 665.81
• Soggetti: Hydrogen as fuel - Research; Hydrogen as fuel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hydrogen as a Future Energy Carrier; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; References; 2 History of Hydrogen; 2.1 Timeline of the History of Hydrogen; 2.2 The Hindenburg and Challenger Disasters; References; 3 Hydrogen as a Fuel; 3.1 Fossil Fuels; 3.2 The Carbon Cycle and Biomass Energy; 3.3 The Hydrogen Cycle; References; 4 Properties of Hydrogen; 4.1 Hydrogen Gas; 4.2 Interaction of Hydrogen with Solid Surfaces; 4.3 Catalysis of Hydrogen Dissociation and Recombination; 4.4 The Four States of Hydrogen and Their Characteristics and Properties; 4.5 Surface Engineering of HydridesReferences; 5 Hydrogen Production; 5.1 Hydrogen Production from Coal and Hydrocarbons; 5.2 Electrolysis: Hydrogen Production Using Electricity; References; 6 Hydrogen Storage; 6.1 Hydrogen Storage in Molecular Form; 6.2 Hydrogen Adsorption (Carbon, Zeolites, Nanocubes); 6.3 Metal Hydrides; 6.4 Complex Transition Metal Hydrides; 6.5 Tetrahydroborates as a Non-transition Metal Hydrides; 6.6 Complex Hydrides; 6.7 Storage in Organic Hydrides; 6.8 Indirect Hydrogen Storage via Metals and Complexes Using Exhaust Water; References; 7 Hydrogen Functionalized Materials7.1 Magnetic Heterostructures - A Playground for Hydrogen; 7.2 Optical Properties of Metal Hydrides: Switchable Mirrors; References; 8 Applications; 8.1 Fuel Cells Using Hydrogen; 8.2 Borohydride Fuel Cells; 8.3 Internal Combustion Engines; 8.4 Hydrogen in Space Applications; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book fills the gap for concise but comprehensive literature on this interdisciplinary topic, involving chemical, physical, biological and engineering challenges. It provides broad coverage of the most important fields of modern hydrogen technology: hydrogen properties, production, storage, conversion to power, and applications in materials science. In so doing, the book covers all the pertinent materials classes: metal hydrides, inorganic porous solids, organic materials, and nanotubes. The authors present the entire view from fundamental research to viable devices and systems, including