Direct solar thermal dissociation of zinc oxide: Condensation and crystallisation of zinc in the presence of oxygen

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Weidenkaff, A ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a   Wokaun, A ^a   Auer, P O ^a   Eichler, B ^a   Reller, A ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOCIATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; QUENCHING; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR ENERGY; VAPORS;

SOLAR THERMAL DISSOCIATION; WATER SPLITTING CYCLE;

ZINC OXIDE;

ZINC;

EID: 0032891240     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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