Hydrogen sorption hysteresis and superior storage capacity of silicon-carbide nanotubes over their carbon counterparts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 21107-21115

  Barghi, Seyed Hamed ^a   Tsotsis, Theodore T ^a   Sahimi, Muhammad ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Hydrogen storage; SiC nanotubes; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON; DESORPTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYSTERESIS; PURIFICATION; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON OXIDES; SORPTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YARN;

ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; SIC NANOTUBES; SILICON CARBIDE NANOTUBES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS REACTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84929118376     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.087     Document Type: Article

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