Solar Thermal Electrolytic Process for the Production of Zn from ZnO: The Electrolysis of ZnO from 1275-1500 K

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Schroeder, R ^a   Matthews, L ^a   Leatzow, D ^a   Kondratko, J ^a   Will, J ^a   Duncan, S ^a   Sheline, W ^a   Lindeke, N ^a   Palumbo, R ^a   Neves, Pedro ^b,c  

^a VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

high temperature; solar thermal electrolysis; Zn; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ANODE REACTION; CARBOTHERMIC REACTIONS; CATHODE MATERIALS; CURRENT LEVELS; ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS; ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FOCAL POINTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IDEAL VALUES; NOMINAL CURRENTS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OVER-VOLTAGES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE VALUE; REACTION MECHANISM; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLVENT MIXTURES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; ZNO;

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HALIDE MINERALS; MIXTURES; PLATINUM; SILICON CARBIDE; SODIUM; SOLAR FURNACES; SOLAR HEATING; TEMPERATURE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CATHODES;

EID: 80455173381     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004706     Document Type: Article

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