Critical limitations on the efficiency of two-step thermochemical cycles

Solar Energy

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 57-73

  Jarrett, Colby ^a   Chueh, William ^b   Yuan, Cansheng ^a,c   Kawajiri, Yoshiaki ^c   Sandhage, Kenneth H ^c,d   Henry, Asegun ^a,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceria; Chemical conversion; Hydrogen production; Solar fuels; Thermochemical; Thermodynamic efficiency analysis

Indexed keywords

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN STORAGE MATERIALS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SOLAR FUELS; THERMOCHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

FUEL STORAGE;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FUEL; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; INSTRUMENTATION; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84949033176     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.09.036     Document Type: Article

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