This new process is described in the scientific journal Materials Today. And since it’s regarding separating, storing and transportinghuge amounts of gas safely and without waste, this technique might adapt perfectly to thehydrogen.
The researchers succeeded in developing a technique original and unpublished gas separation and storage. To achieve this, they used boron nitride powder, which has a very high absorption capacity. During the process, this powder is placed in a grinder containing small balls in stainless steel. The collision of these balls with the powder and the wall of the chamber triggers a mechano-chemical reaction which gradually leads to thegas absorption by the powder.
This solution does not require harsh chemicals and creates no by-products.
Once absorbed into this material, the gas can be transported easily and safely. It will then suffice to heat the powder under vacuum for release the gas in a perfectly unchanged form.
