How solar energy and electrochemical technologies may help developing countries and the environment

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 1134-1140

  Marini, S ^a,b   Strada, C ^a,b   Villa, M ^a,b   Berrettoni, M ^c   Zerlia, T ^d  

^a CSGI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chloralkali; CO2 reduction; CO2 sequestration; H2 production; Ocean acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

CHLOR-ALKALI; CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS; CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84908660453     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.087     Document Type: Article

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