Solarthermal and solar quasi-electrolytic processing and separations: Zinc from zinc oxide as an example

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2275-2282

  Fletcher, Edward A ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SEPARATION; SOLAR THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; THERMOELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING;

SEPARATION;

ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTROLYTE; SEPARATION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033007977     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990053t     Document Type: Article

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