Enhancing hydrogen uptake in TiFe at moderate pressures via rationally designed biomass-derived carbon additives
Kalibek M. Issatayev N. Ospanova A. Orazbek T. Amankeldiyeva A. Karibayev M. Kudryashov V. Kaisha A. Shah D. Nuraje N.
2026Royal Society of Chemistry
RSC Advances
2026#16Issue 1687 - 699 pp.
Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier, but its widespread use is limited by challenges in safe, efficient, and scalable storage. TiFe alloy is an attractive solid-state hydrogen storage material due to its high capacity and operation under mild conditions, yet its practical performance is hindered by surface oxidation, which impairs hydrogen sorption uptake. A sustainable approach uses activated carbon made from agricultural waste to overcome this limitation. By screening activated carbons produced from three biomass precursors, we identify garlic-peel-derived carbon as an optimal additive, exhibiting an ultrahigh surface area (∼3200 m2 g−1), oxygen-containing functionalities, a predominantly microporous architecture (83%), and high hydrogen uptake (0.99 wt% H2 at 298 K and 100 bar). Incorporation of only 1 wt% of this material into TiFe suppresses oxide formation and increases hydrogen uptake from ∼1.4 to 1.5 wt% under identical conditions. Additionally, molecular dynamics simulations reveal that incorporating a porous activated carbon layer (0.65 nm pores) onto TiFe alloys significantly alters hydrogen distribution by introducing additional sorption sites. This approach improves hydrogen storage and promotes sustainability by converting agricultural waste into a valuable material. This journal is
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Renewable Energy Lab, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Science, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Renewable Energy Lab
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
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