Fuelling the hydrogen economy: Scale-up of an integrated formic acid-to-power system

Robbert van Putten; Tim Wissink; Tijn Swinkels; Evgeny A. Pidko

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.153

Fuelling the hydrogen economy: Scale-up of an integrated formic acid-to-power system

Robbert van Putten, Tim Wissink, Tijn Swinkels, Evgeny A. Pidko^*

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Abstract

Transitioning from fossil fuels to sustainable and green energy sources in mobile applications is a difficult challenge and demands sustained and highly multidisciplinary efforts in R&D. Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) offer several advantages over more conventional energy storage solutions, but have not been yet demonstrated at scale. Herein we describe the development of an integrated and compact 25 kW formic acid-to-power system by a team of BSc and MSc students. We highlight a number of key engineering challenges encountered during scale-up of the technology and discuss several aspects commonly overlooked by academic researchers. Conclusively, we provide a critical outlook and suggest a number of developmental areas currently inhibiting further implementation of the technology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	28533-28541
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	44
Issue number	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.153
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2019

Keywords

Chemical process development
Dehydrogenation
Energy production
Formic acid
Homogeneous catalysis
Hydrogen

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Fuelling the hydrogen economy: Scale-up of an integrated formic acid-to-power system

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