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Title: Solar thermochemical processing system and method

Abstract

A solar thermochemical processing system is disclosed. The system includes a first unit operation for receiving concentrated solar energy. Heat from the solar energy is used to drive the first unit operation. The first unit operation also receives a first set of reactants and produces a first set of products. A second unit operation receives the first set of products from the first unit operation and produces a second set of products. A third unit operation receives heat from the second unit operation to produce a portion of the first set of reactants.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1436683
Patent Number(s):
9950305
Application Number:
13/559,127
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RLO1830
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Jul 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Wegeng, Robert S., Humble, Paul H., Krishnan, Shankar, Leith, Steven D., Palo, Daniel R., and Dagle, Robert A. Solar thermochemical processing system and method. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Wegeng, Robert S., Humble, Paul H., Krishnan, Shankar, Leith, Steven D., Palo, Daniel R., & Dagle, Robert A. Solar thermochemical processing system and method. United States.
Wegeng, Robert S., Humble, Paul H., Krishnan, Shankar, Leith, Steven D., Palo, Daniel R., and Dagle, Robert A. Tue . "Solar thermochemical processing system and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1436683.
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