Metal Oxides Applied to Thermochemical Water-Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Concentrated Solar Energy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Volatile Metal Oxide Cycles
2.1. ZnO/Zn Cycle
2.2. SnO2/SnO Cycle
3. Non-Volatile Metal Oxide Cycles
4. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Abanades, S. Metal Oxides Applied to Thermochemical Water-Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Concentrated Solar Energy. ChemEngineering 2019, 3, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030063
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Chicago/Turabian StyleAbanades, Stéphane. 2019. "Metal Oxides Applied to Thermochemical Water-Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Concentrated Solar Energy" ChemEngineering 3, no. 3: 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030063