Hydrogen production using high-temperature steam electrolysis supported by advanced gas reactors with supercritical CO2 cycles

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-21

  Yildiz, Bilge ^a   Hohnholt, Katherine J ^a   Kazimi, Mujid S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced gas reactor; High temperature steam electrolysis; Supercritical CO2 cycle

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HYDROGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STEAM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

ADVANCED GAS-COOLED REACTOR (AGR); HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS (HTSE); SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLE;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 33746122750     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT06-A3742     Document Type: Article

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