This product has obtained the following government funding:

Innovation fund support of Haidian Park, Zhongguancun Science Park in May 2004

Innovation fund support of the Ministry of Science and Technology in August 2006

Support from cience and Technology Development Plan of Science and Technology Commission of Haidian District in 2010

The Torch Project in December 2010

Support from Beijing Science and Technology Plan in December 2012

Support from Major Scientific and Technological Achievements Industrialization Project of Haidian District in December 2015

This product is identified as:

National Key New Product in August 2011

Beijing Low-carbon Environmental Protection Product Catalog in October 2011

Zhongguancun's first batch of new technologies and products in July 2012

Appraisal of China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association in October 2013

Beijing's first batch of new technologies and products in July 2015

Top 10 of Zhongguancun’s Frontier Science and technology Innovation Contest in intelligent manufacturing in November 2017

Introduction

Metal hydride hydrogen storage canister utilizes the selective absorbing ability of hydrogen storage alloys inside to absorb and desorb hydrogen under certain temperature and pressure. It has realized safe solid-state hydrogen storage without any leakage or energy lost. Our device has passed the appraisal of research achievement from CNMIA, and the overall technology has reached international advanced level.

Advantages

★ It has realized safe hydrogen absorption and desorption without any leakage or energy lost. Its hydrogen storage density can reach liquid hydrogen storage density.

★ It has the strength of low operation pressure, excellent safety and long life cycle. The storage volume could still be higher than 90% of its initial volume after 3000 absorption and desorption cycles.

★ It has the function of hydrogen purification, the purity of desorbed hydrogen is 99.9999%.

★ It is easy to operate. Hydrogen can be stored and released with smooth and steady airflow, which is suitable for the hydrogen source of portable equipment.

★ It adopts a unique thermal conductivity structure and alloy filling patent technology inside the canister, which accelerates the speed of hydrogen charging and discharging.

★ The hydrogen input/output pressure and flow rate can be controlled by adjusting the temperature.

Photo 1: Application with Photo 2: Application with the Photo  3: Application in the

hydrogen fuel cells car          portable gas chromatograph hydrogen storage field

Specification

According to different capacity and application, metal hydride hydrogen storage cylinder is divided into two kinds: hydrogen storage device for instruments and rapid hydrogen storage and supply devices. The first kind has the advantages of large hydrogen storage density, high hydrogen purity, good leakproofness and safety, small size and convenient to carry. It is especially suitable for the supporting hydrogen source of portable instruments such as fuel cell and gas chromatograph. According to different application requirements, we developed two types of tank, stainless steel and aluminum alloy, and they can be matched with two valves, needle valve and quick-connect valve.

According to customers' different requirements for the working pressure, this device can be divided into three types: high pressure (G-type), middle pressure (Z-type) and low pressure (D-type). G-type: working pressure range 0.1-3MPa, the hydrogen charging pressure is 3 MPa at most; Z-type: working pressure range 0.1-1.5MPa, the hydrogen charging pressure is 1.5MPa at most; D-type: working pressure range 0.1-0.7MPa, the hydrogen charging pressure is 0.7MPa at most. The D-type can be charged with hydrogen generator. According to customer requirements, the hydrogen output can be configured with a cutting ferrule (Photo 4), a thread or a quick-connect valve (Photo 5).

Hydrogen Storage Device for Instruments—Quick-Connect Valve

This device can be switched on and off by the connecting and disconnecting the quick-connect valve (Photo 6). According to customers' different requirements for the working pressure, it could be divided into two types: middle pressure (Z-type) and low pressure (D-type). Z-type: working pressure range 0.1-1.5MPa, the hydrogen charging pressure is 1.5MPa at most; D-type: working pressure range 0.1-0.7MPa, the hydrogen charging pressure is 0.7MPa at most. The D-type can be charged with hydrogen generator.

Photo 4: needle valve Photo 5: needle valve and quick-connect Photo 6: quick-connect

Hydrogen Storage Device for Instruments—Aluminum Alloy Tank

Rapid Hydrogen Storage and Supply Devices

With fast and large flow hydrogen absorption and desorption capability, metal hydride hydrogen storage cartridge can provide hydrogen source for various specifications of fuel cells. It also has a wide range of other applications, such as the production of integrated circuits and semiconductors, powder metallurgy, heat treatment, etc. It is an ideal ultra-high purity hydrogen source.