Rapid solar-thermal dissociation of natural gas in an aerosol flow reactor

Dahl, Jaimee K.; Buechler, Karen J.; Finley, Ryan; Stanislaus, Timothy; Weimer, Alan W.; Lewandowski, A.; Bingham, Carl; Smeets, Alexander; Schneider, Adrian

doi:10.1016/s0360-5442(03)00179-8

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“…However, if the heat is supplied by burning a fossil fuel, overall CO 2 emission may not be reduced significantly. When concentrated solar-thermal energy is used, the CO 2 emission will be considerably reduced [6], but the area where the solar-thermal energy can be utilized sufficiently may be restricted. When transition metals such as Fe, Ni and Co are used as the catalyst for methane decomposition, the reaction temperature can be lowered to a great extent (around or below 1000 K).…”

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Catalytic decomposition of methane over carbon blacks for CO2-free hydrogen production

Lee

Han

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Catalytic decomposition of methane over carbon blacks for CO2-free hydrogen production

Lee

Han

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“…Research at the Australian National University is directed at the development of thermochemical energy storage using ammonia [295]. Other designs include the usage of concentrating solar heat for the reforming of fuels for multiple purposes, electricity generation being one of them [296][297][298][299].…”

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Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review

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2010

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Electricity is perhaps the most versatile energy carrier in modern economies, and it is therefore fundamentally linked to human and economic development. Electricity growth has outpaced that of any other fuel, leading to ever-increasing shares in the overall mix. This trend is expected to continue throughout the following decades, as largeespecially rural-segments of the world population in developing countries start to climb the "energy ladder" and become connected to power grids. Electricity therefore deserves particular attention with regard to its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, which is reflected in the ongoing development of low-carbon technologies for power generation. The focus of this updated review of electricity-generating technologies is twofold: (a) to provide more technical information than is usually found in global assessments on critical technical aspects, such as variability of wind power, and (b) to capture the most recent findings from the international literature. This report covers eight technologies. Seven of these are generating technologies: hydro-, nuclear, wind, photovoltaic, concentrating solar, geothermal and biomass power. The remaining technology is carbon capture and storage. This selection is fairly representative for technologies that are important in terms of their potential capacity to contribute to a lowcarbon world economy.

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“…In these processes the carbonaceous feedstock is used purely as the chemical source of hydrogen and carbon (Piatkowski et al, 2011). Solar steam-or dry-gasification operates at temperatures of 1200 K (Piatkowski et al, 2011), solar thermal cracking and reforming in the range of 1300-1600 K (even lower temperatures achievable for pressures below 1 bar) (Dahl et al, 2004;Maag et al, 2009;Agrafiotis et al, 2014). Hybridization of solar thermochemistry with electrochemical reactions has also been proposed as a way to reduce the required temperatures and electrical input power into the systems (Licht, 2009).…”

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High-flux optical systems for solar thermochemistry

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a b s t r a c tHigh-flux optical systems (HFOSs) are optical concentrators used to increase the radiative flux of the natural terrestrial solar irradiation. High radiative flux concentration leads to high energy density in solar receivers which allows to obtain high temperatures. In solar thermochemical applications, the hightemperature heat drives endothermic thermochemical reactions. HFOSs have been deployed for research and development of solar thermochemical devices and systems, from solar reacting media to solar reactors. Here, we review the designs and characteristics of HFOSs as well as challenges and opportunities in the area of high-flux optical systems for solar thermochemical applications.

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Rapid solar-thermal dissociation of natural gas in an aerosol flow reactor

Cited by 87 publications

References 9 publications

Catalytic decomposition of methane over carbon blacks for CO2-free hydrogen production

Catalytic decomposition of methane over carbon blacks for CO2-free hydrogen production

Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review

High-flux optical systems for solar thermochemistry

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