Obiettivo Mandatory reductions in emission of polluting gases from use of fossil fuel energy in industrial and transport activities are being negotiated between Europe, the USA, Japan and the developing countries and alternative energy sources and devices must be rapidly developed. Metal hydrides offer a safe alternative for transmission and storage of pollution-free hydrogen energy to be used in fuel cells, batteries and other applications. Mg-based metal hydrides with high volumetric energy density, low cost and high abundance are the best candidate but commercialization has been retarded mainly due to high sorption temperatures. In the past two years, research in Canada and Germany have led to breakthroughs in Mg hydride technology by the introduction of small volume fractions of nano-scale mixed-valence oxides such as Cr_2O_3, Fe_3O_4, Mn_2O_3 and V_2O_5 and/or nano-particles of Cr, Fe, Mn, V, Ti, Nb in their metallic states. These innovations, in part achieved and patented by partners in this Network, have reduced H_2 de-sorption times below 300 C to 5 minutes and are considered for application by GFE and other corporations in collaboration with teams of this Network. It is highly original that the most dramatic catalytic effects on H-sorption are generated by nanoparticles of transition metals that are immiscible in Mg and exhibit mixed valency (such as Fe, V, Cr, Mn etc). However, the state of bonding in these nano-particles and their fundamental catalytic mechanisms on the dissociation, Adsorption, diffusion and de-sorption kinetics of H^2 in Mg are not known. It is therefore of urgent fundamental and industrial interest to Perform a comparative study of the effects. This Network proposes to bring together collective pluri-disciplinary expertise from five nations in the EU zone and its Large Scale Research Facilities (ESRF and ILL) to investigate these fundamental mechanisms and to build on the recent progress towards cost-effective applications. Campo scientifico engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkaline earth metalsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Programma(i) FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002) Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento NET - Research network contracts Coordinatore INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Rue de la Piscine, 1130 - Domaine Universitaire de 38402 SAINT-MARTIN-D'HERES Francia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (8) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Edificio B 08193 BELLATERRA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avenida Americo Vespucio s/n 41092 SEVILLA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 56,Rue Jules Horowitz, 6 38043 GRENOBLE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato GKSS - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Max Planck-Strasse 1 21502 GEESTHACHT Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato INSTITUT MAX VON LAUE - PAUL LANGEVIN Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Rue Jules Horowitz 38042 GRENOBLE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo PARKS ROAD OX1 3PH OXFORD Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITAET DORTMUND Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Emil-Figge-Str. 70 44227 DORTMUND Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA KLIMENT OHRIDSKI Bulgaria Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo James Bourchier Street 1 1128 SOFIA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato