Mycelium storage medium for use in storing hydrogen
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBenjamin J. Stephenson, Jeffrey M. Hansen
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Abstract
A pressure vessel for storing hydrogen is described. The pressure vessel includes at least one chamber to store hydrogen atoms. The pressure vessel also includes a mycelium structure within the at least one chamber. The mycelium structure has a surface area of at least 800 m2/m3. At least some of the hydrogen atoms are attached to the mycelium structure at a pressure greater than ambient pressure. Methods of storing hydrogen and methods of constructing a hydrogen storage tank are also described.
Claims20
A method of constructing a hydrogen storage tank, comprising:
- compressing a mycelium structure;
- after compressing the mycelium structure, integrating the mycelium structure into a pressure vessel comprising at least one chamber, wherein the mycelium structure expands after being integrated into the pressure vessel;
- sealing the pressure vessel;
- and
- filling the pressure vessel with a plurality of hydrogen atoms,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of hydrogen atoms form an attachment with the mycelium structure.
A method of constructing a hydrogen storage tank, comprising:
- integrating a mycelium structure into a pressure vessel comprising at least one chamber, wherein integrating the mycelium structure into the pressure vessel comprises integrating a plurality of mycelium sheets;
- sealing the pressure vessel;
- and
- filling the pressure vessel with a plurality of hydrogen atoms,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of hydrogen atoms form an attachment with the mycelium structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.