Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers or Organic Liquid Hydrides: 40 Years of History
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. 40 Years History
3. Literature Overview
3.1. Hydrogen-Rich/Hydrogen-Lean Pairs
3.2. Catalysts
3.3. Reactors
3.4. Economical Studies
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Meille, V.; Pitault, I. Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers or Organic Liquid Hydrides: 40 Years of History. Reactions 2021, 2, 94-101. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions2020008
Meille V, Pitault I. Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers or Organic Liquid Hydrides: 40 Years of History. Reactions. 2021; 2(2):94-101. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions2020008
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeille, Valérie, and Isabelle Pitault. 2021. "Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers or Organic Liquid Hydrides: 40 Years of History" Reactions 2, no. 2: 94-101. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions2020008