Development of the once-through hybrid sulfur process for nuclear hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 12255-12267

  Jung, Yong Hun ^a   Jeong, Yong Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hybrid sulfur; Nuclear hydrogen; Sulfur; Sulfur combustion; Sulfur dioxide; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

AIR SEPARATION; ASPEN PLUS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; FLOW SHEET; HYBRID SULFUR; HYBRID SULFUR CYCLES; HYBRID SULFUR PROCESS; LOAD-FOLLOWING; NUCLEAR HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PEAK ELECTRICITY; SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SULFURIC ACID DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OXYGEN; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; SULFURIC ACID;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 77958151642     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.168     Document Type: Article

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