Researchers from Northwestern University have developed designer materials with ultra-high porosity and surface area that can store tremendous amounts of hydrogen and methane in nanoscopic pores. Hydrogen and methane are considered as an effective clean energy option to carbon dioxide-producing fossil fuels. The new type of material is porous solids which fix liquid or gaseous molecules to their surface and can store significantly more hydrogen and methane than conventional adsorbent materials. The new materials pave the way for the gas storage industries as they require the use of compressed gases such as oxygen, hydrogen, methane, and others.
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