TITLE:
Room Temperature Storage of Methane by Bamboo-Like Carbon Nanotubes
AUTHORS:
Mitsunori Furuya, Kenji Ichimura
KEYWORDS:
Methane; Storage; Carbon Nanotube; Absorption States
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science,
Vol.3 No.3C,
August
23,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Single carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the sorption states at around 200 K, and show the poor desorption characteristics at around 300 K. The bamboo-like CNTs, HP1050 and the ground HP1050 (HP-1050G), show the desorption peaks at around 100 K and 140 K, respectively. Furthermore, HP1050G has the sorption states at around 300 - 400 K. On the basis of the sorption process, the ground bamboo-like CNT has a possibility for application to the room temperature storage of methane, which has utility for energy technologies such as fuel cells.