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Methods for operating solar-thermochemical processes

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OSTI ID:1459530

Methods for controlling or operating solar thermochemical reactions process that maximize the two-step thermochemical energy cycle efficiency by a combination of pressure and temperature swing are disclosed.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
10,001,298
Application Number:
14/962,307
OSTI ID:
1459530
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Thermodynamic modelling of the cerium–oxygen system journal April 2006
Considerations in the Design of Materials for Solar-Driven Fuel Production Using Metal-Oxide Thermochemical Cycles journal October 2013
A thermodynamic study of nonstoichiometric cerium dioxide journal November 1975
Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Solar Driven Metal Oxide Thermochemical Cycles journal February 2013

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