Hydrogen storage in CNTs and hydrogen removal removal therefrom by microwave heating.
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PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND RELEASE
(71) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS [US/US]; P.O. Box 310979, Denton, TX 76023-0979 (US). THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION [--/--]; -- (--).
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(75) IMHOLT, Timothy, James [--/--]; 4229 Hunt Drive, #3406, Carrollton, TX 75010 (US). ALLARA, David [--/--]; University Park, PA (US). GNADE, Bruce [--/--]; Lewisville, TX (US). ROBERTS, James, Andrew [--/--]; 5501 Odneal Road, Krum, TX 76249 (US).
Abstract
What is disclosed is a process and apparatus for subjecting carbon nanotubes (100), to EM radiation for certain predetermined amounts of time. The result of said process and apparatus is heat release, light emission and gas evolution, accompanied by intense mechanical motion and carbon nanotube reconstruction.
A moderately powered microwave field is applied to CNTs that contain hydrogen and this heats the CNTs and causes the absorbed or adsorbed hydrogen to escape the CNTs. |
