Greenhouse gas reduction in oil sands upgrading and extraction operations with thermochemical hydrogen production

Hazard analysis and safety assurance for the integration of nuclear reactors and thermochemical hydrogen plants

“…(4), (7) and (8) indicate electricity requirement in the hybrid Cu-Cl cycle and high temperature electrolysis. According to past studies, the electricity required by the Cu-Cl cycle occupies about 20% of the total energy requirement (Wang and Naterer, 2010), and for high temperature steam electrolysis, the level is at about 70% at 1000 • C, and the percentage decreases with increasing temperature (Laguna-Bercero, 2012;Koh et al, 2010). Since outputting electricity from a nuclear power plant is a mature technology and the electricity could be replaced by another source from a power grid in case the nuclear electricity supply fails, this paper will not focus on the safety and risk issues related to the electricity.…”

Progress of international hydrogen production network for the thermochemical Cu–Cl cycle

“…Past studies have examined hydrogen applications and case studies involving the transportation sector [68 -70], upgrading of bitumen in Alberta's oil sands [71], as well as hydrogen vehicles and trains in Ontario, Canada [72 -77]. This paper focuses on hydrogen production, specifically the latest developments in the Cu-Cl cycle involving unit scale operations, materials corrosion and systems integration.…”

Exergy analysis of hydrogen production from different sulfur-containing compounds based on H2S splitting cycle

“…Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier as its usage will reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions provided that it is produced by alternative methods. It is highly consumed in ammonia production to produce fertilizers via Haber process [2] and also enormous amount of hydrogen required for upgrading liquefied fuels and oil sands bitumen in the refining industry [3].…”