Analysis of solar chemical processes for hydrogen production from water splitting thermochemical cycles

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1547-1556

  Charvin, Patrice ^a   Stéphane, Abanades ^a   Florent, Lemort ^b   Gilles, Flamant ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CEA Marcoule   (France)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar energy; Economic assessment; Hydrogen production; Metal oxide; Process engineering; Thermochemical cycle

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; ZINC OXIDE;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT; METAL OXIDE; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 42749085998     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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