Sodium borohydride for solid-state green hydrogen export and chemical precursor for conversion of carbon dioxide to fuel

R&D Focus Areas:
Hydrides

Lead Organisation:
Curtin University

Funding:
Future Energy Exports CRC

Status:
Active

Start date:
January 2021

Project summary description:
With the increase in carbon emission and the ongoing movement to greener energy, the use of metal borohydrides can become as potential storage of green energy hydrogen and a precursor to enable the conversion of CO₂ to fuel. This project researches sodium borohydride as an optimum method to store and transport renewable hydrogen and the use metal hydrides in CO₂ fuel conversion to reduce carbon emission. It will involve:

• Developing a new method of producing, storing, and exporting green hydrogen using sodium borohydride as the solid-state hydrogen carrier.
• The experimental analysis of reactions between CO₂ gas and a vast array of hydrogen-rich solids under different temperatures and pressures.
• Investigating the cycling of the ‘spent’ metal hydride through low cost, low energy means.
• Investigating reformation of the metal hydrides, using simple methods of metal hydride formation.

Further information:
PhD Thesis, contact Future Energy Exports CRC for further information

 

December 2022