Project Title:
Novel Fullerene Bed for Low Pressure Solid-State Oxygen Storage System
94-1 12.07 1980
Novel Fullerene Bed for Low Pressure Solid-State Oxygen Storage
System
Abstract:
Exploratory experiments conducted by MER have shown that oxygen ca
be reversibly stored at pure fullerenes at moderate pressures
(5atm) at room temperature with relatively high capacity (>20% by
weight) . The oxygen storage capacities can be enhanced drastically
by physically or chemically modifying fullerenes (fullerene-
derivatives).
In this proposal, the feasibility of using fullerenes and
fullerene-derivatives as materials for oxygen storage system will
be studied. In this work, various fullerenes and fullerene-
derivatives will be produced and synthesized, and the best samples
for optimal oxygen storage will be selected. Oxygen storage
properties, such as storage capacities, charging and discharging
rate, and energy requirements, will be researched. A system
engineering and design study of a fullerene-oxygen bed in an EMU
life support system comparing it to supercritical oxygen and
subcritical liquid oxygen storage systems will be performed.
Oxygen gas is heavily demanded by many industrial, military and
aerospace sectors. The proposed oxygen storage technology will have
many competitive advantages over current storage technologies in
the operating cost, storage density, resuability, and safety.
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Materials & Electrochemical Research (MER)
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