Hydrogen production via solar-aided water splitting thermochemical cycles: Combustion synthesis and preliminary evaluation of spinel redox-pair materials

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 8964-8980

  Agrafiotis, Christos C ^a   Pagkoura, Chrysoula ^a   Zygogianni, Alexandra ^a   Karagiannakis, George ^a   Kostoglou, Margaritis ^b   Konstandopoulos, Athanasios G ^a,b  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ferrites; Solar hydrogen; Spinels; Thermal reduction; Thermochemical cycles; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

SOLAR HYDROGEN; SPINELS; THERMAL REDUCTION; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; WATER SPLITTING;

CALCINATION; FERRITE; FERRITES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHASE COMPOSITION; REDOX REACTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84861097665     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.196     Document Type: Article

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