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Development of Novel Chemical Storage Systems for Hydrogen based on Polymers

Reversible chemical hydrogen storage in functional copolymer systems.

General Info

Candidate: Mohammadhossein Sharifian, MSc

Chair: Chair of Chemistry of Polymeric Materials

Start: 01/2022

End: 12/2024

Candidate profile: Polymer scientist with prior R&D leadership in polymer technology and applied chemistry.

Supervisors / Mentors

Univ.-Prof. Mag.rer.nat. Dr.techn. Wolfgang Kern

Chair of Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Montanuniversitaet Leoben

Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr.rer.nat. Gisbert Riess

Chair of Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Montanuniversitaet Leoben

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Gregor Trimmel

Graz University of Technology

🎯Targets

  • Identify polymer structures suitable for chemical hydrogen storage.
  • Develop and characterise functional copolymers.
  • Demonstrate reversible hydrogen uptake and release.

🏁Milestones

  • Structural motifs identified and validated.
  • Copolymer synthesis completed.
  • Uptake/release behaviour characterised.
  • Lab-scale applicability demonstrated.

🧩Work Packages

  • Literature and motif screening.
  • Copolymer synthesis and physicochemical characterisation.
  • Hydrogen uptake/release experiments.
  • Application demonstration.

Context H₂-C

  • Contributes to specific hydrogen applications through reversible polymer-based storage media.