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Sorptive storage unit for gases

US7785702B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Stefan Kamper · Ratingen, DE
Kai Mierau · Mettmann, DE
Andreas Arnold · Werther, DE
Peter Heinrich · Oberhausen, DE
Michael Klemund · Bocholt, DE
Ernest De Ruiter · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2006
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/249986
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a storage unit for gases, in particular a sorptive storage, with the storage unit comprising a sorbent for the reversible uptake of the gases to be stored and the sorbent being based on discrete sorptive particles. The sorptive particles are embedded in a solid gas-permeable three-dimensional support having a foam structure and/or are fixed thereto. The storage unit is particularly suitable for the storage of combustible or fossil gases, e.g. hydrogen, natural gas and the like, and thus as gas storage unit in power stations and motor vehicles.

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