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Progress in cold/cryo-pressurized composite tanks for hydrogen

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This perspective shows as physical is superior to material-based storage of hydrogen, thanks to the high technology readiness level, the high ratio of the mass of the stored hydrogen divided by the mass of the complete storage system, which the proposed high-pressure, insulated, composite tanks in graphene may deliver. Physical-based technologies may be further improved by further optimizing the cold/cryo-compressed designs and better engineering the graphene-based composites. Bioinspiration may be a way to further enhance the use graphene in composites.

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    Boretti, A. Progress in cold/cryo-pressurized composite tanks for hydrogen. MRS Communications 13, 400–405 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-023-00379-6

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