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B–N compounds for chemical hydrogenstorage†‡

Charles W. Hamilton,a   R. Tom Baker,*b   Anne Staubitzc  and  Ian Manners*c  

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a Los Alamos National Laboratory, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, MS J582, Los Alamos, NM, USA
E-mail: chamilton@lanl.gov
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Tel: +1 505-665-4636

b Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: rbaker@uottawa.ca
Tel: +1 613-562-5800 ext. 5698; +1 613-562-5800 ext. 5613

c University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, Bristol, UK
E-mail: Ian.Manners@bristol.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)117 929 0509

Abstract

Hydrogen storage for transportation applications requires high volumetric and gravimetric storage capacity. B–N compounds are well suited as storage materials due to their light weight and propensity for bearing multiple protic (N–H) and hydridic (B–H) hydrogens. This critical review briefly covers the various methods of hydrogen storage, and then concentrates on chemical hydrogen storage using B–N compounds. The simplest B–N compound, ammonia borane (H3NBH3), which has a potential 19.6 wt% hydrogen storage capacity, will be emphasised (127 references).

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B800312M
Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
22 Sep 2008
First published
26 Nov 2008

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009,38, 279-293

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B–N compounds for chemical hydrogen storage

C. W. Hamilton, R. T. Baker, A. Staubitz and I. Manners, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 279 DOI: 10.1039/B800312M

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