New methane storage technology exceeds DOE goals

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This colorful image represents a nano-sized crystalline cage that shows promise as a superior storage material for methane. Credit: Courtesy of Shengqian Ma Miami University
This colorful image represents a nano-sized crystalline cage that shows promise as a superior storage material for methane. Credit: Courtesy of Shengqian Ma, Miami University

In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured. It can hold almost one-third more methane than the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) target level for methane-powered cars, they report in a new study. It is scheduled for the Jan. 23 issue of ACS’ Journal of the American Chemical Society.


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