Addition of odorants to hydrogen by incorporating odorants with hydrogen storage materials

An apparatus for dispensing an odorant to a hydrogen gas, comprising:

• a first container having a first interior volume;
• a second container having a second interior volume;
• at least one odorant material disposed in the first interior volume, the odorant material having at least one detectable odor;
• at least one hydrogen storage material disposed in the second interior volume;
• at least one conduit having a first end in fluid communication with the first container and a second end in fluid communication with the second container;
• and
• a mixing means in fluid communication with the conduit, the mixing means adapted to mix a flow of the hydrogen gas transmitted to the second end of the conduit from the second interior volume with a flow of at least a portion of the odorant material transmitted to the first end of the conduit from the first interior volume.

A method for dispensing an odorant to a hydrogen gas, comprising the steps of:

• providing at least one container, each container having an interior volume;
• providing at least one odorant material sorbed on a sorbent and disposed in the interior volume of a first container, the odorant material having at least one detectable odor;
• providing at least one hydrogen storage material disposed in the interior volume of the first container or the interior volume of a second container;
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• applying a form of energy to the odorant material and to the hydrogen storage material and/or partially depressurizing the at least one container, thereby releasing an amount of the hydrogen gas from the hydrogen storage material and at least a portion of the odorant material from the sorbent.

A method for dispensing an odorant to a hydrogen gas, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first container having a first interior volume;
• providing a second container having a second interior volume;
• providing at least one odorant material disposed in the first interior volume, the odorant material having at least one detectable odor;
• providing at least one hydrogen storage material disposed in the second interior volume;
• providing at least one conduit having a first end in fluid communication with the first container and a second end in fluid communication with the second container;
• transmitting a flow of the hydrogen gas to the second end of the conduit from the second interior volume;
• transmitting a flow of at least a portion of the odorant material to the first end of the conduit from the first interior volume;
• withdrawing from the conduit at least a portion of the hydrogen gas and at least a portion of the odorant material;
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• mixing the hydrogen gas and the odorant material withdrawn from the conduit, thereby forming a mixture of the hydrogen gas and the odorant material.