HYDROGEN STORAGE RESERVOIR AND METHOD OF ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC F17C11/00 

FIELD: chemical industry, transport engineering and other industries.

SUBSTANCE: to reduce pressure and temperature in [process of accumulation and storage of hydrogen, to increase mass content of hydrogen and reduce losses of hydrogen in storage and accumulation, reservoir is used for storing hydrogen which consists of sealed housing, process branch pipes, inner heat exchange surface and hydrogen filler-accumulator arranged in housing. Hydrogen filler-accumulator is made in form of hollow microspheres manufactured of current-conducting high-strength material. Method of accumulation of hydrogen comes to saturation of microspheres with hydrogen using method of diffusion, with microspheres being used as cathode, are placed in hydrogen containing medium, and saturation of microspheres is done with hydrogen converted into ionic. Hydrogen can be converted into ionic form by electrolysis in water solutions or by ionization, for instance, at electric discharge.

EFFECT: increased mass content of hydrogen, reduced hydrogen losses in storage.

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