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Appendix E: Results from Breakout Sessions
Pages 104-111

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... The workshop committee has attempted in this report to integrate the information gathered in the breakout sessions and to use it as the basis for the findings contained herein. Red Team Challenges Challenges Hydrogen storage Direct conversion of methane Hydrogen from thermochemical sources (hydrogen without carbon emission)
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From page 105...
... APPENDIX E Enabling Techniques Low-cost catalysts Interface thermodynamics and kinetics Advanced membranes for gas separation Artificial photosynthesis Designer fuels Thin-film electrolytes Computation Detection Sensors Blue Team Challenges Catalysis (enabling science) Catalysis by design Catalysis for fuel cells Efficient carbon dioxide reduction to fuels Direct conversion of Methane Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Cells and Energy Storage High efficiency · Low cost · Storage Separation Technology the science behind · High temperature polymeric membranes for fuel cells · Selective separation propane/propylene Conversion of Hydrocarbons to Oxygenated Fuels · The fundamentals Tie between: 105 Hydrogen Storage at Ambient Conditions Fundamentals-Based Computer Modeling of Reactions and Processing
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From page 106...
... · Solar electricity Hydrogen-2 · "Artificial photosynthesis" In situ diagnostics for sensing and control on all timescales Predictable Materials Design Low temperature ion conductors Mesoscale Interfaces and surfaces Noncorroding materials Complete Elaboration of Carbon dioxide Chemistry · Low-cost carbon sequestration · Carbon dioxide activation APPENDIX E
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From page 107...
... · Cost-competitive materials for solar power · Cost-competitive materials for fuel cells · Cheap, durable, room-temperature superconductors · Cost-effective high-performance materials composites, light alloys, etc. Thermoelectrics with high ZT · Molecular understanding of energy and molecular conversion Yellow Team Interfaces Fuel Cells (P.E.M.)
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From page 108...
... Biodirected/biocatalyzed synthesis (biology) Cheap Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics, H2, Artificial Photosynthesis Hydrogen-2 storage (mechanical engineering, materials science)
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From page 109...
... Red Team Interfaces Comprehensive and Integrated Approach Interact with all Interfaces in Early Stages of Research Planning Understand Entire Interface for Full Impact Look Out for Unintended Consequences Materials Science (Really Is Chemistry) Thermochemical production requires new materials H2 storage requires new materials (ambient/solid)
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From page 110...
... 110 Information Technologies Modeling, analysis, complexity Data: storage, visualization, mining, fusion Collaborative tools/capabilities Mathematics of sensor arrays Signals and signal processing Biomimetic Processes and Synthesis Direct conversion of methane Low temperature catalysis Efficiency and selectivity Physics Solid-state devices · Electrooptical · Sensors Mechanical Engineering Thermal and mechanical packaging Efficient energy-to-work conversion Fuel cell and battery packaging External Social, political, and economics sciences Model science and social and economic factors Public perception and acceptance Consider multidimensional impacts Environment and health Predictive toxicology APPENDIX E
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From page 111...
... APPENDIX E Team Blue Interfaces Solid-State Physics Semiconductors Sensors Transport and storage of H2 Catalysis Computational Sciences 111 · Catalysis by design (e.g., single-site catalysis for polyolefin polymerization) Materials Nanostructures · Separations · Hydrogen storage · Photovoltaics Biomimetics Catalysis Energy conversion Biosensors
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