Hydrogen Permeability of Tectosilicate Glasses for Tank Barrier Liners

Stefan Reinsch; Thorben Welter; Ralf Müller; Joachim Deubener

doi:10.52825/glass-europe.v1i.425

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Stefan Reinsch Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-4635
Thorben Welter Clausthal University of Technology
Ralf Müller Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1044-2035
Joachim Deubener Clausthal University of Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-7490

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52825/glass-europe.v1i.425

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Hydrogen permeation, Aluminosilicate glasses, Hydrogen storage tank, Glass liner

Abstract

The permeation of hydrogen gas was studied in meta-aluminous (tectosilicate) glass powders of Li₂O×Al₂O₃×SiO₂ (LAS), Na₂O×Al₂O₃×SiO₂ (NAS) and MgO×Al₂O₃×SiO₂ (MAS) systems by pressure loading and vacuum extraction in the temperatures range 210–310 °C. With this method, both the solubility S and the diffusivity D were determined, while the permeability was given by the product SD. For all glasses, S was found to decrease with temperature, while D increased. Since the activation energy of diffusion of H₂ molecules exceeded that of dissolution, permeation increased slightly with temperature. When extrapolated to standard conditions (25 °C), the permeability of tectosilicate glasses was found to be only 10^-22–10^-24 mol H₂ (m s Pa)^-1, which is 8–10 magnitudes lower than most polymers. Thin glass liners of these compositions are expected to be the most effective barrier for tanks of pressurised hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Permeability of Tectosilicate Glasses for Tank Barrier Liners

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