Hydrogen Storage by Encapsulation on Porous Materials

Hydrogen storage is a key to the utility of hydrogen as a renewable energy source The encapsulation of hydrogen on porous materials has its special advantages In this review, the fundamentals of the encapsulation are briefly introduced The relevant porous materials of zeolites, metal coordination compounds, hollow glass microspheres, fullerenes and their derivative, and their characteristics on encapsulation of hydrogen are addressed in details Recent progresses on the studies of the encapsulation of hydrogen on porous materials are summarized The differences between the encapsulation and physical adsorption of hydrogen on porous materials are analyzed based on their required operation conditions, material specifications and energy barriers Finally, the perspectives of the applications and further studies on the encapsulation of hydrogen are discussed