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* image gallery: [http://solar.web.psi.ch/data/research/elprod/?gallery SOLZINC pilot plant at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot] | * image gallery: [http://solar.web.psi.ch/data/research/elprod/?gallery SOLZINC pilot plant at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot] | ||
* [https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/sunshine.html Sandia's Sunshine to Petrol (S2P) technology ] | * [https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/sunshine.html Sandia's Sunshine to Petrol (S2P) technology ] | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 28 May 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