Materials Containing Carbon Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Power Engineering

Nanostructural date of the materials alters quantitatively and qualitatively their properties in comparison with traditional materials. The nanostructured materials often exhibit unusual combination of properties, which attracts more and more researchers and provides an intensive development of this direction. The materials containing carbon nanoparticles (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and wires, nanodiamonds, thermally expanded graphite, graphenes, etc.) occupy the prominent place among the nanostructured materials. Despite its still high cost, the nanostructured materials have already found the practical applications. It may be the most effective in hydrogen energy, biomedicine, and as the active elements of sensors. The report are based on the analysis of published data of last 10 years, the prospects of the use of materials with carbon nanoparticles in hydrogen energy as: sorbents (hydrogen storage), membranes, catalysts, constructional, electrical and decorating materials, materials for friction, sensor elements, seals and coatings are considered.