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B-N compounds for chemical hydrogen storage.

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, MS J582, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Chemical Society Reviews (impact factor: 28.76). 02/2009; 38(1):279-93. DOI:10.1039/b800312m pp.279-93
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ABSTRACT Hydrogen storage for transportation applications requires high volumetric and gravimetric storage capacity. B-N compounds are well suited as storage materials due to their light weight and propensity for bearing multiple protic (N-H) and hydridic (B-H) hydrogens. This critical review briefly covers the various methods of hydrogen storage, and then concentrates on chemical hydrogen storage using B-N compounds. The simplest B-N compound, ammonia borane (H3NBH3), which has a potential 19.6 wt% hydrogen storage capacity, will be emphasised (127 references).

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127 references
 
B-H
 
B-N compounds
 
bearing multiple protic
 
chemical hydrogen storage
 
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gravimetric storage capacity
 
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simplest B-N compound
 
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