Ammonia Borane Project
Overview
Ammonia Borane (NH3-BH3)
Ammonia Borane Reaction
This project, funded by the DOE, sought to further develop novel chemical-based (ammonia borane) hydrogen storage systems as well as and other novel hydrides onboard hydrogen storage and off-board chemical recycling systems to meet DOE vehicular hydrogen storage targets.
The work accomplished in this project focused on hydrogen generation from ammonia borane and spanned scales from mg to a demonstration vehicle scale.
Developments which made this possible include detailed studies of the kinetics of catalyzed hydrolysis and thermolysis of AB, as well as measurement of thermal properties of AB powders and pellets before and after reaction.
Although the recycling challenges of ammonia borane make it less suitable for vehicular applications, it is still a chemical hydride of considerable research potential for a variety of mobile applications, since it can provide significantly higher energy densities than conventional batteries.
Accomplishments
- Investigated catalytic effects of ionic liquids on ammonia borane thermolysis
- Measured ammonia borane thermal properties under varying compressive and reacted states
- Demonstrated engineering of ammonia borane systems on multiple scales
Multimedia
Club Car Demonstration Video
People
Program Manager
Dr. Grace Ordaz, US Department of Energy
PI
Dr. Jay Gore, Reilly University Chair Professor of Engineering, Purdue University
Researchers
Dr. Yuan Zheng, University of Wyoming
Dr. Daniel Guildenbecher, Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Timothée Pourpoint, Associate Professor, Purdue University
Sumit Basu Ph.D. Student (Graduated)
Alan Brockman M.S. Student (Graduated)
Rohan Geiji, M.S. Student (Graduated)
Kedarash Deshpande, M.S. Student (Graduated)
Yuxin Yang, Undergraduate Student (Graduated)