ELECTROSTATIC SWITCH FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE AND RELEASE FROM HYDROGEN STORAGE MEDIA

摘要

A method and apparatus for storing molecular hydrogen in which a storage material suitable for storage of molecular hydrogen is electrostatically charged with a first electrostatic charge in the range of about IV to about 100V, forming an electrostatically charged material and the electrostatically charged material is then contacted with molecular hydrogen, resulting in adsorption of the molecular hydrogen by the electrostatically charged material. The molecular hydrogen is released from the storage material by applying to the electrostatically charged material a second electrostatic charge having a polarity opposite to the first electrostatic charge.