The production of zinc by thermal dissociation of zinc oxide - Solar chemical reactor design

Solar Energy

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 161-167

  Haueter, P ^a   Moeller, S ^a   Palumbo, R ^a   Steinfeld, A ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOCIATION; OXYGEN; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CHEMICAL REACTORS; THERMAL DISSOCIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033159968     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(00)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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