Quantitative Risk Assessment of a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers-Based Hydrogen Refueling Station
- Authors
- Chae, Hye-Jin; Gye, Hye-Ri; Lee, Joo-Sung; Esmaeili, Arash; Lee, Ga-Young; Yoon, Taeksang; Im, Junyoung; Song, Daesung; Lee, Chul-Jin
- Issue Date
- Feb-2024
- Publisher
- Springer
- Keywords
- Hydrogen refueling station; Liquid organic hydrogen carrier; Methylcyclohexane-based on-site hydrogen refueling station; Quantitative risk assessment
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/72973
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11814-024-00124-2
- ISSN
- 0256-1115
1975-7220
- Abstract
- The demand for hydrogen, a carbon–neutral fuel, is expected to increase in the coming decades. However, the current storage efficiency of gaseous hydrogen is poor. Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), which store hydrogen in liquid form under ambient conditions, show promise for on-site hydrogen refueling stations. Toluene-methylcyclohexane is one of the LOHC, it has advantages cost-effect and environmentally to large-scale hydrogen transportation, but it should be evaluated risk assessment based on the chemicals, because there is inherent harm from the properties like toxicity or flammability. Herein, quantitative risk assessment (QRA) results for worst-case scenarios, individual risk (IR), and societal risk (SR) for a methylcyclohexane-based on-site hydrogen refueling station (MHRS) are compared with those a gaseous hydrogen refueling stations (GHRS). The latter is more likely to have explosion-related accidents, while the former is more likely to have had fire-related accidents. Both show similarly high societal risks. The rupture of the MCH storage tank poses the most significant risk, but installing a dike reduces by 86%, thereby placing it within acceptable limits. Thus, the key risk factors for future on-site hydrogen refueling stations are identified and insights into mitigating them are offered. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, Seoul, Korea 2024.
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