A solar chemical reactor for co-production of zinc and synthesis gas

A. Steinfeld, M. Brack, A. Meier, A. Weidenkaff and D. Wuillemin

Energy, 1998, vol. 23, issue 10, 803-814

Abstract: A novel solar chemical reactor has been designed to perform the combined ZnO-reduction and CH4-reforming processes. It consists of a gas-particle vortex flow confined to a solar cavity-receiver that is exposed to concentrated solar irradiation. A 5-kW reactor was fabricated and tested in a high-flux solar furnace. The design methodology and experimental program are described. Tests were conducted from 1000 to 1600K and yielded up to 90% chemical conversion of zinc in a single pass.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(98)00026-7

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