Solar energy storage by natural zeolites: I. Dehydration of zeolitic tuff

Conference · Sun Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1980 · Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)

OSTI ID:6881007

Nastro, A; Aiello, R; Colella, C; Conte, M; Fittipaldi, F

In the perspective of a possible utilization of natural zeolites in the solar energy exploitation as materials suitable for heat storage, the behaviours of chabazitic and phillipsitic tuffs in the isothermal dehydration have been studied, evaluating the influence of temperature, heating rate and cationic form of the zeolite on the water desorption process. The possibility of achieving an almost complete desorption at temperatures of 200/250/sup 0/C in times of the order of two hours or less has been emphasized and indications on the heat amount storable by a chabazitic tuff in its original cationic form have been at last given.

• Research Organization: Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita della Calabria, Cosenza
• OSTI ID: 6881007
• Report Number(s): CONF-801210-
• Journal Information: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States), Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States) Vol. 1; ISSN ALESD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
142000* -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
25 ENERGY STORAGE
250600 -- Energy Storage-- Thermal
DEHYDRATION
DESORPTION
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
HEAT STORAGE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
ISOTHERMAL PROCESSES
MATERIALS
MINERALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
TUFF
WATER
ZEOLITES