Reactive pellets for improved solar hydrogen production based on sodium manganese ferrite thermochemical cycle

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0310151-0310155

  Alvani, Carlo ^a   Bellusci, Mariangela ^a   La Barbera, Aurelio ^a   Padella, Franco ^a   Pentimalli, Marzia ^a   Seralessandri, Luca ^a   Varsano, Francesca ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Manganese ferrite; Thermochemical cycle; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FEW-CYCLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; INNOVATIVE METHOD; MANGANESE FERRITES; OXIDE MIXTURES; PREPARATION PROCEDURES; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; REACTIVE PELLETS; REACTIVE SYSTEM; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; THERMAL TREATMENT; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; WATER SPLITTING; WATER-SPLITTING CYCLE;

CARBONATION; DESORPTION; FERRITE; FERRITES; GAS PRODUCERS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MIXTURES; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; SODIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77955189916     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3142723     Document Type: Article

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