US 12,378,112 B2
Hydrogen storage material
Jeffrey W. Baldwin, Fairfax Station, VA (US); James R. Morse, Arlington, VA (US); David A. Zugell, Pottstown, PA (US); Bernard R. Matis, Alexandria, VA (US); Heather D. Willauer, Fairfax Station, VA (US); Nicolas T Gangemi, Washington, DC (US); and Brian Houston, Fairfax, VA (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/926,178.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/872,274, filed on Jul. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0009409 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. C01B 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 3/04 (2006.01); C01B 32/19 (2017.01); C01B 32/194 (2017.01); C01B 32/225 (2017.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01)
CPC C01B 3/0021 (2013.01) [B01J 3/04 (2013.01); C01B 3/0084 (2013.01); C01B 32/19 (2017.08); C01B 32/194 (2017.08); C01B 32/225 (2017.08); H01M 8/0631 (2013.01); C01P 2002/72 (2013.01); C01P 2002/82 (2013.01); C01P 2002/88 (2013.01); C01P 2002/89 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
providing a hydrogenated sp2 carbon allotrope comprising hydrogen covalently bound to a carbon allotrope;
wherein the hydrogenated sp2 carbon allotrope comprises at least 5.5 wt % of the hydrogen covalently bound to the carbon allotrope; and
releasing hydrogen gas from the hydrogenated sp2 carbon allotrope.