Technology Outline (Process Description)

Metal hydride-based hydrogen storage system which can be integrated with vehicles and will not require any external heating or cooling. The system will be modular and capable of stacking in multiples of 1 kg hydrogen each. The major objective is to develop compact, low weight and least energy intensive 1 kg H2 system to integrate with light and heavy-duty vehicles operated using fuel cell or IC engine. The MH system was numerically analysed for its absorption and desorption performance, the system had various heat transfer augmentation methods being integrated. The material composition used for storage is being optimised and is in the process of being patented. This material have a gravimetric capacity of 4.14 wt%. Thermodynamics, kinetic and cyclic stability tests have been carried out for the material. This material is being synthesized using industrial grade raw material, so the cost as compared to the commercially available materials reduced by 83%. The gravimetric capacity obtained is more than double as compared to that of commercially available materials. The system will be demonstrated for its use in vehicular applications.