Review: Photochemical and thermochemical production of solar fuels from H 2O and CO 2 using metal oxide catalysts

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 37, 2012, Pages 11828-11840

  Smestad, Greg P ^a   Steinfeld, Aldo ^b,c  

^a Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLAR REACTORS; METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS; METAL OXIDES; MODEL SYSTEM; OXIDE MATERIALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; REDOX COUPLE; REDOX CYCLES; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLAR FUELS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; THERMOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; THERMOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; TIO; WATER SPLITTING;

CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FUELS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SILVER HALIDES; SILVER OXIDES; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84866359040     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3007962     Document Type: Review

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