Solar thermochemical generation of hydrogen: Development of a receiver reactor for the decomposition of sulfuric acid

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0110031-0110037

  Noglik, Adam ^a   Roeb, Martin ^a   Rzepczyk, Thomas ^a   Hinkley, Jim ^b   Christian Sattler, ^a   Robert Pitz Paal, ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER TEMPERATURES; CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; CRITICAL STEPS; ENDOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PLATINUM CATALYSTS; POROUS CERAMICS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REACTOR EFFICIENCY; RESIDENCE TIME; SEPARATE CHAMBER; SOLAR RECEIVER; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; TEST REACTOR; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL GENERATION;

ACIDS; CATALYSTS; FURNACES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PLATINUM; SOLAR FURNACES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; SUN;

DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 77955179026     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3027505     Document Type: Article

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