Multiscale modeling and optimization of H2 storage using nanoporous adsorbents

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2964-2977

  Kikkinides, Eustathios S ^a,d   Konstantakou, Maria ^a,c   Georgiadis, Michael C ^b   Steriotis, Theodore A ^c   Stubos, Athanasios K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^d Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adsorption gas; Hydrogen storage; Multiscale modeling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADSORBENTS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; OPTIMIZATION;

ADSORPTION/GAS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MULTISCALE MODELING; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS;

GAS FUEL STORAGE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADSORBENTS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GAS FUEL STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION;

ADSORBENTS; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; RESTRAINTS; SAFETY; STORAGE;

EID: 33746885541     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10910     Document Type: Article

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