Annamalai, PerushiniBessarabov, DmitriMusyoka, Nicholas M.Ren, JianweiLangmi, Henrietta W.2017-03-092017-03-092017Annamalai, P. et al. 2017. Electrospun zeolite-templated carbon composite fibres for hydrogen storage applications. Research on chemical intermediates, 43(7):4095-4102. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-2867-x]0922-61681568-5675http://hdl.handle.net/10394/20757https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-2867-xhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11164-017-2867-xThe current study explored the application of the electrospinning technique to produce multi-hierarchical composites for hydrogen storage applications. Predetermined control of fibre porosity is expected to enable production of well-defined hierarchical pore structure. The study involved encapsulation of highly porous zeolite-templated carbon (ZTC) into electrospun fibres and testing of the resulting composites for hydrogen storage. The hydrogen storage capacity of the composite fibres was 1.83%, compared with 2.39 wt% for powder ZTC material. The potential of the electrospinning technique as a shaping option for preparing composites from loose powder is demonstrated. The ZTC–polyacrylonitrile (ZTC-PAN) composite retained about 76% of the hydrogen storage capacity of the ZTC. Vacuum degassing of the ZTC–PAN electrospun composite was also found to enhance the development of porosity, aiding hydrogen penetration into zeolite poresenZeolite 13XZeolite-templated carbonElectrospinningHydrogen storageArticle