Factors affecting the efficiency of solar driven metal oxide thermochemical cycles

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3276-3286

  Siegel, Nathan P ^a   Miller, James E ^b   Ermanoski, Ivan ^c   Diver, Richard B ^d   Stechel, Ellen B ^e  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADVANCED MATERIALS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Diver Solar LLC   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874874046     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie400193q     Document Type: Note

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