2 February 2024 | Jian Li, Xingzai Chai, Yinpeng Gu, Pengyu Zhang, Xiao Yang, Yuhui Wen, Zhao Xu, Bowen Jiang, Jian Wang, Ge Jin, Xiangbiao Qiu and Ting Zhang
This review presents a comprehensive overview of high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels, focusing on their manufacturing processes, materials, and performance. High-pressure hydrogen storage is a key technology for the widespread use of compressed hydrogen, widely applied in hydrogen refueling stations and on-board storage. Currently, high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage is the most commonly used and mature hydrogen storage technology, expected to remain dominant in the future. The review discusses various types of hydrogen storage vessels, including traditional metal vessels, fiber composite wound vessels, and novel glass-based hydrogen storage vessels. Traditional metal vessels face challenges such as hydrogen embrittlement and high manufacturing costs, while fiber composite wound vessels offer advantages like lightweight and high strength. Glass-based hydrogen storage vessels, such as hollow glass microspheres and glass capillary arrays, provide promising solutions for safe, efficient, and high-pressure hydrogen storage. The review highlights the importance of material selection, manufacturing processes, and failure mechanisms in improving the performance and safety of hydrogen storage vessels. Future research should focus on optimizing materials, reducing manufacturing costs, and enhancing the efficiency and reliability of hydrogen storage technologies. The study emphasizes the need for further research to address challenges such as hydrogen embrittlement and to standardize the production and testing of high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels.This review presents a comprehensive overview of high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels, focusing on their manufacturing processes, materials, and performance. High-pressure hydrogen storage is a key technology for the widespread use of compressed hydrogen, widely applied in hydrogen refueling stations and on-board storage. Currently, high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage is the most commonly used and mature hydrogen storage technology, expected to remain dominant in the future. The review discusses various types of hydrogen storage vessels, including traditional metal vessels, fiber composite wound vessels, and novel glass-based hydrogen storage vessels. Traditional metal vessels face challenges such as hydrogen embrittlement and high manufacturing costs, while fiber composite wound vessels offer advantages like lightweight and high strength. Glass-based hydrogen storage vessels, such as hollow glass microspheres and glass capillary arrays, provide promising solutions for safe, efficient, and high-pressure hydrogen storage. The review highlights the importance of material selection, manufacturing processes, and failure mechanisms in improving the performance and safety of hydrogen storage vessels. Future research should focus on optimizing materials, reducing manufacturing costs, and enhancing the efficiency and reliability of hydrogen storage technologies. The study emphasizes the need for further research to address challenges such as hydrogen embrittlement and to standardize the production and testing of high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels.