Solar Thermochemistry
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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
Related pages on OSE Wiki
Metal Refining, Heliostat, Solar Metallurgy, Solar Upgrading of Hydrocarbons
External Links
- ETHZ Zürich: Solar thermochemical process technology