Project Info
Hydrogen Storage and Delivery in Flexible Metal–Organic Frameworks
Mike McGuirk
cmmcguirk@mines.edu
Project Goals and Description:
Hydrogen represents an increasingly important alternative fuel as we shift to a zero-carbon economy. However, as hydrogen is a gas under standard conditions, storage, transport, and delivery requires high pressures and/or cryogenic conditions, which requires immense energetic input. Alternatively, porous frameworks can serve as de facto sponges for hydrogen, densifying the gas under more mild pressure/temperature conditions. Our group specifically explores stimulus-responsive flexible versions of such frameworks, which further reduces energetic requirements for these processes.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Not applicable.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.3c00344
Primary Contacts:
Michael McGuirk, cmmcguirk@mines.edu. Gabriel Benitez, gabriel_benitez@mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
have taken organic chemistry 1 and 2
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
6-8
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
material synthesis, crystallography, gas adsorption, NMR spectroscopy
MENTORING PLAN
The student will work directly with a 2nd yr chemistry Ph.D. student in the lab. The student will be expected to meet with the professor weekly.
Preferred Student Status
Sophomore
Junior
Senior