Gas storage system
AssigneesBASF SE, The Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsUlrich Müller, Michael Hesse, Reinhard Heβ, Rainer Senk, Markus Hölzle, Omar M. Yaghi
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Abstract
A container for uptaking, or storing, or releasing, or uptaking and storing, or uptaking and releasing, or storing and releasing, or uptaking, storing and releasing at least one gas, comprising a metal-organic framework material comprising pores and at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound which is bound to said metal ion, as well as to a fuel cell comprising said container, and to a method of using said container or said fuel cell for supplying power to power plants, cars, trucks, busses, cell phones, and laptops.
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Container for uptaking, or storing, or releasing, or uptaking and storing, or uptaking and releasing, or storing and releasing, or uptaking, storing and releasing at least one gas, comprising at least one opening for allowing the at least one gas to enter and exit or at least one opening for allowing the at least one gas to enter and at least one opening for allowing the at least one gas to exit said container, and a gas-tight mechanism capable of storing the at least one gas under a pressure of from 40 to 70 bar inside the container, said container further comprising a metallo-organic framework material comprising pores and at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound which is bound to said metal ion, wherein the at least one metal ion is Zn2+ and the at least one at least bidentate organic compound is benzenedicarboxylate or benzenetricarboxylate.
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