Hydrogen production by hydrogen sulfide splitting using concentrated solar energy - Thermodynamics and economic evaluation

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2353-2361

  Villasmil, W ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Claus process; Economic assessment; Hydrogen; Hydrogen sulfide; Solar energy; Thermochemical cycle

Indexed keywords

CLAUS PROCESS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; DISPOSAL COSTS; DISSOCIATION REACTIONS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENERGY SOURCE; FUEL PRICES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; HYBRID PROCESS; HYBRID REACTOR; LOWER HEATING VALUE; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; PLANT DESIGNS; PRODUCTION COST; SOLAR PROCESS; SOLAR TOWER TECHNOLOGY; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES;

CALORIFIC VALUE; CHEMICAL PLANTS; COSTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR DETERMINATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 77953912160     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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