Not exactly. The basic currency of batteries is the electron. A NiMH battery is a hydride battery, while LiFePO3 has no hydrogen (one of its major advantages in fact, nothing to off-gas and explode), just for two examples.
The problem these people are trying to solve is how to store and release a high density of hydrogen. The micron particle side and plastic coating is all in the service of tweaking the materials properties in favor of rapid, safe hydrogen release and reasonably safe materials handling.
My observation/guess is that this line of research, encapsulating nanoparticles of hydride materials, will be more useful in battery technology than in hydrogen delivery. A lithium aluminum hydride battery would be great, if we could keep it from exploding.
The problem these people are trying to solve is how to store and release a high density of hydrogen. The micron particle side and plastic coating is all in the service of tweaking the materials properties in favor of rapid, safe hydrogen release and reasonably safe materials handling.
My observation/guess is that this line of research, encapsulating nanoparticles of hydride materials, will be more useful in battery technology than in hydrogen delivery. A lithium aluminum hydride battery would be great, if we could keep it from exploding.