Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Predicting Hydrogen Sorption in Geological Formations: Thermodynamically Constrained Deep Learning Integrating Classical Adsorption Theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28328v1
• Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:59:36 GMT
• Title: Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Predicting Hydrogen Sorption in Geological Formations: Thermodynamically Constrained Deep Learning Integrating Classical Adsorption Theory
• Abstract summary: prediction of hydrogen sorption in fine-grained geological materials is essential for evaluating underground hydrogen storage capacity, assessing caprock integrity, and characterizing hydrogen migration in subsurface energy systems.<n>We present a multi-scale physics-informed neural network framework that addresses this limitation by embedding classical adsorbation theory and thermodynamic constraints directly into the learning process.
• Score: 1.5749416770494706
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Accurate prediction of hydrogen sorption in fine-grained geological materials is essential for evaluating underground hydrogen storage capacity, assessing caprock integrity, and characterizing hydrogen migration in subsurface energy systems. Classical isotherm models perform well at the individual-sample level but fail when generalized across heterogeneous populations, with the coefficient of determination collapsing from 0.80-0.90 for single-sample fits to 0.09-0.38 for aggregated multi-sample datasets. We present a multi-scale physics-informed neural network framework that addresses this limitation by embedding classical adsorption theory and thermodynamic constraints directly into the learning process. The framework utilizes 1,987 hydrogen sorption isotherm measurements across clays, shales, coals, supplemented by 224 characteristic uptake measurements. A seven-category physics-informed feature engineering scheme generates 62 thermodynamically meaningful descriptors from raw material characterization data. The loss function enforces saturation limits, a monotonic pressure response, and Van't Hoff temperature dependence via penalty weighting, while a three-phase curriculum-based training strategy ensures stable integration of competing physical constraints. An architecture-diverse ensemble of ten members provides calibrated uncertainty quantification, with post-hoc temperature scaling achieving target prediction interval coverage. The optimized PINN achieves R2 = 0.9544, RMSE = 0.0484 mmol/g, and MAE = 0.0231 mmol/g on the held-out test set, with 98.6% monotonicity satisfaction and zero non-physical negative predictions. Physics-informed regularization yields a 10-15% cross-lithology generalization advantage over a well-tuned random forest under leave-one-lithology-out validation, confirming that thermodynamic constraints transfer meaningfully across geological boundaries.

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