Recent advances in nuclear based hydrogen production with the thermochemical copper-chlorine cycle

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Naterer, G F ^a   Gabriel, K ^a   Lu, L ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ELECTROWINNING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; FUTURE METHODS; HEAT REQUIREMENTS; MOLTEN SALT; NUCLEAR BASED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; THERMOCHEMICAL COPPER-CHLORINE CYCLE; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION;

CHLORINE; COPPER; COPPER METALLURGY; FUSED SALTS; GAS PRODUCERS; METHANE; OXYGEN;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77955333683     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3078787     Document Type: Article

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