Features of solar thermochemical redox cycles for hydrogen production from water as a function of reactants' main characteristics

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2817-2830

  Vishnevetsky, Irina ^a   Berman, Alexander ^a   Epstein, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Metal hydrolysis; Reduction; Solar; Thermochemical cycle

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; METAL OXIDES; MOLAR WEIGHT; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REDOX CYCLES; SAFE OPERATION; SOLAR; SOLID REACTANTS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROLYSIS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOANALYSIS; TIN;

METALS;

EID: 79951578288     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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