Exergy and environmental impact assessment of solar photoreactors for catalytic hydrogen production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 213, Issue , 2012, Pages 330-337

  Baniasadi, E ^a   Dincer, I ^a   Naterer, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Continuous operation; Exergy; Hydrogen production; Photo catalysis; Scale up

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FEEDING RATE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; KEY PARAMETERS; LIGHT INTENSITY; METHANOL REFORMING; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MOLE RATIO; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PILOT PLANT SCALE; SCALE-UP; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR PHOTOREACTORS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; WATER FLOW RATE; WATER SPLITTING; WATER-METHANOL;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXERGY; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM REFORMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 84868674739     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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