[HTML][HTML] Porous ceramics: Light in weight but heavy in energy and environment technologies

Y Chen, N Wang, O Ola, Y Xia, Y Zhu - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Benefitting from the combined properties of intrinsic ceramic materials and advanced porous
configuration, lightweight porous ceramics with porosity ranging from 2.3 to 99% and pore …

A review of solar thermochemical processes

D Yadav, R Banerjee - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews development in the field of solar thermochemical processing by
considering experimental demonstrations, reactor technology development, thermodynamic …

A solar tower fuel plant for the thermochemical production of kerosene from H2O and CO2

S Zoller, E Koepf, D Nizamian, M Stephan, A Patané… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Developing solar technologies for producing carbon-neutral aviation fuels has become a
global energy challenge, but their readiness level has largely been limited to laboratory …

Solar thermochemical splitting of CO 2 into separate streams of CO and O 2 with high selectivity, stability, conversion, and efficiency

D Marxer, P Furler, M Takacs, A Steinfeld - Energy & Environmental …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing solar technologies for converting CO2 into fuels has become a great energy
challenge, as it closes the anthropogenic carbon cycle and leads to the production of …

Progress in heat transfer research for high-temperature solar thermal applications

W Lipiński, E Abbasi-Shavazi, J Chen… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
High-temperature solar thermal energy systems make use of concentrated solar radiation to
generate electricity, produce chemical fuels, and drive energy-intensive processing of …

Solar fuels production: Two-step thermochemical cycles with cerium-based oxides

Y Lu, L Zhu, C Agrafiotis, J Vieten, M Roeb… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar CO 2/H 2 O splitting via two-step thermochemical cycles of metal oxides is a
promising path for solar energy conversion to carbon-neutral, liquid hydrocarbons from …

An updated review and perspective on efficient hydrogen generation via solar thermal water splitting

JT Tran, KJ Warren, SA Wilson… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar thermal water splitting (STWS) produces renewable (or green) hydrogen from water
using concentrated sunlight. Because STWS utilizes energy from the entire solar spectrum to …

A review of high temperature solar driven reactor technology: 25 years of experience in research and development at the Paul Scherrer Institute

E Koepf, I Alxneit, C Wieckert, A Meier - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
High temperature fuel production and thermal material processing driven by concentrated
solar energy has the potential to significantly reduce the fossil fuel dependence of our …

Towards solar methanol: past, present, and future

AA Tountas, X Peng, AV Tavasoli… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This work aims to provide an overview of producing value‐added products affordably and
sustainably from greenhouse gases (GHGs). Methanol (MeOH) is one such product, and is …

High-temperature, point-focus, pressurised gas-phase solar receivers: A comprehensive review

M Sedighi, RV Padilla, RA Taylor, M Lake… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gas-phase solar receivers use atmospheric or pressurised gas as their heat transfer fluid
(HTF). The ideal gas-phase receiver would provide high thermal efficiency and high HTF …