Photo-electro-chemical chlorination of cuprous chloride with hydrochloric acid for hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 9529-9536

  Zamfirescu, C ^a   Naterer, G F ^a   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper chlorine thermochemical cycle; Hydrogen production; Photo thermochemical process; Photochemical water splitting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; CUPROUS CHLORIDE; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; ENERGY INPUTS; EXTERNAL CIRCUITS; GASEOUS HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROXYL ION; PHOTO-THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHOTOCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTOR; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SPECTRAL SPLITTING; SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEXES; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; WATER REDUCTION; WATER SPLITTING; WATER SPLITTING CYCLES;

CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PROTONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861196452     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.183     Document Type: Article

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