Hydrogen production via the solar thermal decarbonization of fossil fuels

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1333-1337

  Zedtwitz, P v ^a   Petrasch, J ^a   Trommer, D ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coal; Decarbonization; Decomposition; Gasification; Hydrogen; Natural gas; Reforming; Solar; Syngas

Indexed keywords

COAL; DECARBONIZATION; GASIFICATION; NATURAL GAS; PYROLYSIS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENDOTHERMIC PROCESSES; SYNGAS; TRANSITION PATH;

HYDROGEN;

COAL; DECARBONIZATION; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PYROLYSIS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 33748979156     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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