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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Proceedings of the 2001 Hydrogen Program Review Meeting

These proceedings of the 2001 Hydrogen Program Annual Review are sponsored by the Office of Hydrogen and Superconductivity Technologies, Office of Power Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy.

Table of Contents

Biological Hydrogen Production

Biological H2 from Fuel Gases and from Water, P.-C. Maness and P.F. Weaver, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Bioreactor Design Studies for a Novel Hydrogen-Producing Bacterium, E.J. Wolfrum and A.S. Watt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Development of an Efficient Algal H2-Producion System, M. Seibert, M. Forestier, L. Zhang, and M. Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Discovery of an Alternative Oxygen Sensitivity and its Potential Application in Photosynthetic H2 Production, J. Lee and E. Greenbaum, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Absence of the Pigments Lutein, Violaxanthin and Neoxanthin Affects the Functional Chorophyll Antenna Size of Photosystem-II But Not That of Photosystem-I in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas Reinhardt II, J.E.W. Polle, K.K. Niyogi, and A. Melis, University of California, Berkeley

Cyclic Photobiological Algal H2-Production System, M.L. Ghirardi, S. Kosourov, and M. Seibert, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Efficient Hydrogen Production Using Enzymes of the Pentose Phosphate Cycle, N.I. Heyer and J. Woodward, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Hydrogen Production by the Thermophilic Bacterium, Thermotoga neapolitana, S.A. Van Ooteghem, S.K. Beer, and P.C. Yue, National Energy Technology Center

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Biomass-based Hydrogen Production

Production of Hydrogen from Biomass-Derived Liquids, S. Czernik, R. French, C. Feik, and E. Chornet, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis for Hydrogen Production: The Fluidized Bed Reactor, D. Lathouwers and J. Bellan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

An Integrated Approach to Hydrogen Production from Agricultural Residues for Use in Urban Transportation, J. Abedi, Y.D. Yeboah, and K.B. Bota, Clark Atlanta University, M. Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology, D. McGee, Enviro-Tech Enterprises, Inc., and J. Howard, Scientific Carbons Inc.

Engineering Scale Up of Renewable Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Steam Reforming of Peanut Shells Pyrolysis Products, R. Evans, S. Czernik, E. Chornet, C. Feik, and S. Philips, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Supercritical Water Partial Oxidation, N.W. Johanson, M.H. Spritzer, G.T. Hong, and W.S. Rickman, General Atomics

Role of Initial Sucrose and pH Levels on Natural, Hydrogen-Producing, Anaerobe Germination, S. Van Ginkel, S. Sung, and L. Li, Iowa State University, J.-J. Lay, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology

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Fossil-based Hydrogen Production

Thermal Dissociation of Methane Using a Solar Coupled Aerosol Flow Reactor, A.W. Weimer, J. Dahl, and K. Buechler, University of Colorado, A. Lewandowski, R. Pitts, and C. Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Thermocatalytic CO2-free Production of Hydrogen from Hydrocarbon Fuels, N. Muradov, Florida Solar Energy Center

Novel Catalytic Fuel Reforming with Advanced Membrane Technology, P. Irving, W.L. Allen, Q. Ming, and T. Healey, InnovaTek, Inc.

ITM Syngas and ITM H2 Engineering Development of Ceramic Membrane Reactor Systems for Converting Natural Gas to Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas for Liquid Transportation Fuels, P.N. Dyer and C.M. Chen, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Technoeconomic Feasibility Analysis of Hydrogen Production by Integrated Ceramic Membrane System, M.M. Shah and R.F. Drnevich, Praxair, Inc., U. Balachandran, S.E. Dorris, and T.H. Lee, Argonne National Laboratory

Production of Hydrobromic Acid from Bromine and Methane for Hydrogen Production, R. Bradshaw, Sandia National Laboratories

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Renewable Production Electrolytic Processes

Solar Photocatalytic H2 Production from Water Using a Dual Bed Photosystem, C.A. Linkous and D.K. Slattery, Florida Solar Energy Center

Photoelectrochemical Systems for Hydrogen Production, J. Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production, E. Miller and R. Rocheleau, University of Hawaii

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Technology Validation

Hydrogen Production through Electrolysis, R.J. Friedland and A.J. Speranza, Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

Renewable Hydrogen Systems Integration and Performance Modeling, R. Jacobson, R. Purcell, D. Wermers, Desert Research Institute, B. Wood, D. Donovan, D. Lane, M. Matheus, University of Nevada, Reno

Ovonic Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Ice Scooter, K. Sapru, S. Ramachandran, Z. Tan, and E. Kurlonko, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Research and Development of a PEM Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Reformer, and Vehicle Refueling Facility, V. Raman, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

The Rural Area Power Program Diesel Reformer Evaluation, D. Witmer, T. Johnson, and R. Johnson, University of Alaska Fairbanks, J. Keller and A. Lutz, Sandia National Laboratories

Filling Up with Hydrogen 2000, M. J. Fairlie and P. B. Scott, Stuart Energy USA

Light/Medium-Duty Fleet Applications, K. Collier, NRG Tech

Hydrogen-Based Utility Energy Storage System, R. Parker, SRT Group, Inc., and W. L. Clapper, Jr., SunLine Services Group

Hydrogen Commercialization for the 21st Century, W. Clapper, SunLine Services Group

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Separation and Purification

Separation Using Encapsulated Metal Hydride, L.K. Heung, Westinghouse Savannah River Technology

Defect-Free Thin Film Membranes for H2 Separation and Isolation, T.M. Nenoff, Sandia National Laboratories

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Storage

Feasibility of Fullerene Hydride as a High Capacity Hydrogen Storage Material, R.O. Loutfy and E. M. Wexler, Material and Electrochemical Research (MER) Corporation

Carbon Nanotube Materials for Hydrogen, M. Heben, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Storage, R. Zidan, Savannah River Technology Center

Catalytically Enhanced Systems for Hydrogen Storage, C.M. Jensen, D. Sun, B. Lewandowski, K.K. Kumashiro, W.P. Niemczura, D. Morales-Morales, and Z. Wang, University of Hawaii

Light-Weight Hydride Development, K.J. Gross, G.J. Thomas, E. Majzoub, and G. Sandrock, Sandia National Laboratories

Hydrogen Storage in Polymer-Dispersed Metal Hydrides (PDMH), W.R. Schmidt, United Technologies Research Center

Next Generation Hydrogen Tankage, A. Weisberg, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Performance and Certification Testing of Insulated Pressure Vessels for Vehicular Hydrogen Storage, S.M. Aceves and J. Martinez-Frias, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, O. Garcia-Villazana and F. Espinosa-Loza, FIMEE, Universidad de Gaunajuato

Advanced Thermal Hydrogen Compression, M. Golben and D.H. DaCosta, Ergenics, Inc.

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Hydrogen Utilization Research

Small Battery - Fuel Cell Alternative Technology Development, M.S. Wilson and C. Zawodzinski, Los Alamos National Laboratory, M. Daugherty, Enable Fuel Cell Corp. (DCH Technology, Inc.)

Low Cost, High Efficiency Reversible Fuel Cell (and Electrolyzer) Systems, Technology Management Inc.

High-Efficiency Steam Electrolyzer, A.-Q. Pham, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Gallium Nitride Integrated Gas/Temperature Sensors for Fuel Cell System Monitoring for Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide, S.C. Pyke, Peterson Ridge, LLC, L. Sadwick, University of Utah

Design and Development of New Nano-Engineered Glass-Ceramic Proton Conducting Membranes, S.W. Martin, R.C. Belin, and J.T. Sutherland, Iowa State University

Interfacial Stability of Thin Film Hydrogen Sensors, R. Pitts, P. Liu, S.-H. Lee, and E. Tracy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, R. D. Smith and C. Salter, DCH Technology

Codes and Standards Analysis, M.R. Swain, E. Grilliot, P. Filoso, and M.N. Swain, University of Miami

Testing of High Pressure Hydrogen Composite Tanks, B.C. Odegard Jr., and G.J. Thomas, Sandia National Laboratories

Fuel Leak Simulation, M. R. Swain, University of Miami

Advanced Internal Combustion Electrical Generator, P. Van Blarigan, Sandia National Laboratories

Combustion of Hydrogen-Enriched Methane in a Lean Premixed Swirl Burner, R. W. Schefer, Sandia National Laboratories

Hydrogen/Natural Gas Blends for Heavy-Duty Applications, K. Collier, NRG Tech

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Analysis

Process Analysis Work for the DOE Hydrogen Program - 2000, W.A. Amos, M.K. Mann, P.L. Spath, and J.M. Lane, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Infrastructure Activities, C. J. Hammel and R. Hewett, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Distributed Hydrogen Fueling Systems Analysis, C.E. Thomas, J.P. Reardon, F.D. Lomax, Jr., J. Pinyan and I.F. Kuhn, Jr., Directed Technologies, Inc.

Enhancing Strategic Management of the Hydrogen Option: Scenario Planning by the DOE Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel, J. Ohi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Hydrogen Technical Analysis, S. Lasher, M. Stratonova, and J. Thijssen, Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Commercial Applications for Stationary Fuel Cell Systems, D. Stevenson, CTA Energy Solutions

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Evaluation, L. Eudy and R. Parish, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, J. Leonard, Arthur D. Little-Acurex Environmental

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Technology Transfer

International Energy Agency Agreement on the Production and Utilization of Hydrogen, C.C. Elam and C.E. Gregoire Padro, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Technoeconomic Analysis of Area II Hydrogen Production - Part 1, A. T-Raissi, Florida Solar Energy Center

IEA Hydrogen Annex 13 Transportation Applications Analysis, S.M. Schoenung, Longitude 122 West, Inc.

Technical Evaluations of DOE Projects and Storage Database, E.G. Skolnik, J. Miller, and C.Y. TerMaath, Energetics, Incorporated

Outreach Activities, L.A. Kervitsky, SENTECH, Inc.

Inventory and Gap Analysis of Federally Funded Research and Development Activities, C.C. Elam and H.L. Chum, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NHA Hydrogen Safety Codes and Standards Activities, K. Miller, The National Hydrogen Association

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