title: B-N compounds for chemical hydrogen storage.
abstract: Hydrogen storage for transportation applications requires high volumetric and gravimetric storage capacity. B-N compounds are well suited as storage materials due to their light weight and propensity for bearing multiple protic (N-H) and hydridic (B-H) hydrogens. This critical review briefly covers the various methods of hydrogen storage, and then concentrates on chemical hydrogen storage using B-N compounds. The simplest B-N compound, ammonia borane (H3NBH3), which has a potential 19.6 wt% hydrogen storage capacity, will be emphasised (127 references).
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, MS J582, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. chamilton@lanl.gov
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: R Tom
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staubitz
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manners