Microbial hydrogen consumption leads to a significant pH increase under high-saline-conditions: implications for hydrogen storage in salt caverns

Abstract Salt caverns have been successfully used for natural gas storage globally since the 1940s and are now under consideration for hydrogen (H2) storage, which is needed in large quantities to decarbonize the economy to finally reach a net zero by 2050. Salt caverns are not sterile and H2 is a u...

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Main Authors: Nicole Dopffel, Kyle Mayers, Abduljelil Kedir, Edin Alagic, Biwen Annie An-Stepec, Ketil Djurhuus, Daniel Boldt, Janiche Beeder, Silvan Hoth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37630-y