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Evaluation of High-Pressure Hydrogen Uptake and Diffusivity in Polymer Using a Volumetric Analysis-Based Hydrogen Measurement System

부피 분석 기반 수소 측정 시스템을 이용한 고분자 재료의 고압 수소 장입량 및 확산도 평가

Ji Hun Lee12†
이 지훈12†
1Hydrogen Energy Group, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
2Department of Measurement Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
1한국표준과학연구원 수소에너지그룹
2과학기술연합대학원대학교 측정과학전공
†Corresponding author E-Mail : ljh93@kriss.re.kr (J. H. Lee, KRISS and UST)
27 August 2025. pp. 366-375
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Abstract

Hydrogen has a wide flammability range and rapidly diffuses in air, making precision detection technology essential to prevent explosion risks and ensure system safety as the adoption of hydrogen infrastructure expands. Polymer materials are employed in such infrastructure to seal high-pressure hydrogen, and reliable measurement techniques capable of quantifying trace amounts of hydrogen permeating or leaking through these materials is necessary. In this study, a hydrogen quantification system combining volumetric analysis with image analysis was utilized to evaluate the hydrogen uptake and diffusivity of HDPE (high-density polyethylene), NBR (nitrile butadiene rubber), and EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) under high-pressure conditions. The results indicated that HDPE and NBR samples containing silica filler exhibited hydrogen uptake behavior consistent with Henry’s law, while EPDM samples with carbon black filler demonstrated additional hydrogen adsorption on the carbon black surface. These research results provide a foundation for more precisely evaluating the permeation and leakage behavior of polymers in high-pressure hydrogen environments, and are expected to contribute to the safe and efficient development of hydrogen infrastructure.

Keywords
volumetric analysis
hydrogen
uptake
diffusivity
polymer
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  • Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
  • Volume : 35
  • No :8
  • Pages :366-375
  • Received Date : 2025-06-04
  • Revised Date : 2025-07-07
  • Accepted Date : 2025-07-09
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2025.35.8.366
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