Andre ´Pinkert was born in Schwabach, Germany, in 1981. He studied Chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nu ¨rnberg, Germany, and received his prediploma and diploma degrees in 2004 and 2008, respectively. During 2005, he joined the Marine Natural Products Group, lead by Murray H. Munro and John W. Blunt, at the University of Canterbury (UoC), New Zealand, working on the isolation and characterization of bioactive metabolites. In early 2006, he returned to Germany and resumed his studies at the University of Erlangen-Nu ¨rnberg, finishing his degree under the supervision of Rudi van Eldik. Associated with his studies, during 2007, he worked for AREVA NP on radio-nuclear chemistry and computer modeling. Since 2008, he is studying towards a Ph.D. degree at UoC under the supervision of Shusheng Pang, Ken Marsh, and Mark Staiger. His research focuses on biocomposites from natural fibers, processed via ionic liquids.
Thermodynamic, x-ray diffraction, and Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements show that clusters of H2 can be stabilized and stored at low pressures in a sII binary clathrate hydrate. Clusters of H2 molecules occupy small water cages, whereas large water cages are singly occupied by tetrahydrofuran. The presence of this second guest component stabilizes the clathrate at pressures of 5 megapascals at 279.6 kelvin, versus 300 megapascals at 280 kelvin for pure H2 hydrate.
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