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==Applications== | ==Applications== | ||
* production of carbon-neutral fuels (examples: water splitting or [[Solar Upgrading of Hydrocarbons]]) | * production of carbon-neutral fuels (examples: water splitting or [[Solar Upgrading of Hydrocarbons|solar upgrading of hydrocarbons]]) | ||
* [[solar metallurgy]] | * [[solar metallurgy]] | ||
* dissociation reactions, e.g. zinc (project: "[http://solar.web.psi.ch/data/research/elprod/ SOLZINC]") | * dissociation reactions, e.g. zinc (project: "[http://solar.web.psi.ch/data/research/elprod/ SOLZINC]") | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 6 February 2011
Thermochemistry is the study of heat flow to or from a chemical reaction. Solar thermochemistry is an emergent process technology that uses concentrated solar energy to drive endothermic chemical reactions at elevated temperatures.
Applications
- production of carbon-neutral fuels (examples: water splitting or solar upgrading of hydrocarbons)
- solar metallurgy
- dissociation reactions, e.g. zinc (project: "SOLZINC")
- purification reactions
- A photogalvanic device is a type of battery in which the cell solution (or equivalent) forms energy-rich chemical intermediates when illuminated
- Photoelectrochemical cells or PECs consist of a semiconductor, typically titanium dioxide or related titanates, immersed in an electrolyte.
Related pages on OSE Wiki
Metal Refining, Heliostat, Solar Metallurgy, Solar Upgrading of Hydrocarbons