Thermodynamic and environmental impact assessment of steam methane reforming and magnesium-chlorine cycle-based multigeneration systems

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1778-1789

  Ozcan, Hasan ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Absorption cooling; Environmental impact assessment; Exergy analysis; Magnesium chlorine; Renewable energy; Steam methane reforming; System integration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METHANE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPACE POWER GENERATION; STEAM; STEAM REFORMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; MAGNESIUM CHLORINE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84942985606     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3317     Document Type: Article

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