Thermodynamic analysis of chemical-looping hydrogen generation

Xiaosong Zhang and Hongguang Jin

Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 112, issue C, 800-807

Abstract: Recently, interest in chemical-looping combustion (CLC) has grown because it is a technique that could allow cost-effective carbon capture and storage. Recently, the chemical-looping process was also proposed for the production of hydrogen. Chemical-looping hydrogen (CLH) generation, which is a derivation of CLC, is a water-splitting process that involves the reduction–oxidation of a metal oxide. CLC and CLH can reduce the irreversibility and the extent of heat rejection, thereby improving the cycle efficiency. The current paper presents a thermodynamic analysis of CLH to illustrate its potential for improved efficiency. A methodology for selecting oxygen carriers based on their thermodynamic properties is developed, and several candidate materials are reviewed. From a thermodynamic perspective, metals such as Ni and Fe are more suitable for CLH, whereas metals such as Ca and Cd can provide higher efficiency for CLC. Finally, comments on the practical implementations of CLH in power plants are presented.

Keywords: Chemical looping; Hydrogen Generation; Thermodynamic Analysis; Oxygen carrier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (10)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261913001761
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:112:y:2013:i:c:p:800-807

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... 405891/bibliographic

DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.02.058

Access Statistics for this article

Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan

More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().