American researchers are working to identify new materials that would help make hydrogen more stable and cost-efficient than fossil fuels.
$quot;We are currently studying the use of metal hydrides, such as alanates and borohydrides, to find materials that could ultimately improve the efficiency of hydrogen cars and curb pollution,$quot; said Carnegie Mellon University’s David S. Sholl, a professor of chemical engineering.
Essentially, what Sholl and his research team are trying to do is create a new material that will store larger amounts of hydrogen than can be held in a compressed gas tank, but will still be able to easily release the hydrogen to feed the fuel cell for cars of the future.
$quot;Hydrogen can potentially be produced from domestic resources withut emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is an attractive vision for a future fuel source,$quot; said Sholl, whose research is funded by the Department of Energy and performed in collaboration with Professor Karl Johnson from the University of Pittsburgh.
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