Market Challenges And Opportunities

Drivers and Restraints

Increasing demand for hydrogen storage and fuel cells in various applications such as portable power, stationary power, and transportation, is expected to fuel lithium hydride market growth. Lithium hydride is used in these applications as it has a high hydrogen content of any hydride.

According to Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, hydrogen has high energy per mass. However, hydrogen has low ambient temperature density, which results in its low energy density, thereby requiring advanced storage methods with the potential for high energy per unit volume.

However, lithium hydride causes skin burns, eye damage, and severe irritation of the nose and throat, which in turn, poses as major factors hindering growth of the lithium hydride market. Various precautions and safety measures are required to be carried out while handling and storing lithium hydride which includes keeping it away from sources of ignition such as open flame, sparks and storing it in separate rooms.