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Granted Patent B2
US 8,475,687 · App. 13/580,293 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

Hydrogen storing carbon material

Inventors: Chihiro Fujii (Chiba, JP); Yasuhiro Oshima (Chiba, JP); Takeaki Kishimoto (Chiba, JP); Rieko Kobayashi (Chiba, JP); Akiko Taira (Chiba, JP); Jun-ichi Ozaki (Kiryu, JP); Haruo Kumagai (Sapporo, JP)
Assignees: National University Corporation Gunma University; National University Corporation Hokkaido University; Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,475,687
App. No.
13/580,293
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a hydrogen-storing carbon material with improved hydrogen storage capacity. The hydrogen-storing carbon material has a total pore volume of 0.5 cm 3 /g or more, and a ratio of a total mesoporous volume to a total microporous volume per unit weight of 5 or more. In addition, the hydrogen-storing carbon material may have a nitrogen content of 0.5 wt % or more and less than 20 wt %. In addition, the hydrogen-storing carbon material may have a stable potential of −1.28 V or more when a cathode current with respect to the hydrogen-storing carbon material is held at 1,000 mA/g in electrochemical measurement by chronopotentiometry involving using the hydrogen-storing carbon material in a working electrode in a three-electrode method.

Claims (3)

1. A hydrogen-storing carbon material, which has a total pore volume of 0.5 cm 3 /g or more, and a ratio of a total mesoporous volume to a total microporous volume per unit weight of 5 or more, wherein the hydrogen-storing carbon material has a nitrogen content of 0.5 wt % or more and less than 20 wt %.

2. The hydrogen-storing carbon material according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen-storing carbon material is obtained by carbonization of a raw material containing an organic substance, a metal, and a carbonized material.

3. The hydrogen-storing carbon material according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrogen-storing carbon material has a stable potential of −1.28 V or more when a cathode current with respect to the hydrogen-storing carbon material is held at 1,000 mA/g in electrochemical measurement by chronopotentiometry involving using the hydrogen-storing carbon material in a working electrode in a three-electrode method.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2012
From: FUJII, CHIHIRO; OSHIMA, YASUHIRO; KISHIMOTO, TAKEAKI; KOBAYASHI, RIEKO; TAIRA, AKIKO; OZAKI, JUN-ICHI; KUMAGAI, HARUO
To: GUNMA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION; HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION; NISSHINBO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 028825/0147 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-043196 · Feb 26, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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