Investigation of an integrated hydrogen production system based on nuclear and renewable energy sources: A new approach for sustainable hydrogen production via copper-chlorine thermochemical cycles

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1388-1394

  Orhan, Mehmet F ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper chlorine cycle; Economic analysis; Environmental impact; Hydrogen production; Nuclear; Renewable energy; Thermochemical water decomposition

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COPPER-CHLORINE CYCLE; COST ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLES; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NATURAL RESOURCES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84870063177     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1926     Document Type: Article

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