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Large-scale high-temperature solar energy storage using natural minerals
(Elsevier, 2017)
The present work is focused on thermochemical energy storage (TCES) in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants by means of the Calcium-Looping (CaL) process using cheap, abundant and non-toxic natural carbonate minerals. CaL ...
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Nanoclay nucleation effect in the thermal stabilization of a polymer nanocomposite: A kinetic mechanism change
(American Chemical Society, 2012)
The enhanced thermal stability of polymer-clay nanocomposites over the original polymers is one of their most interesting features, and it has been profusely studied within the last decades. Here, a thorough kinetic analysis ...
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Characterization of mechanosynthesized Bi1−xSmxFeO3 samples unencumbered by secondary phases or compositional inhomogeneity
(Elsevier, 2017)
High-quality samples, in terms of phase purity and dielectric properties, of composition Bi1−xSmxFeO3 (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) have for the first time been prepared by mechanosynthesis. Close inspection of the powder diffraction ...
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Influence of DSC Thermal Lag on Evaluation of Crystallization Kinetics
(Elsevier, 2020)
Influence of added thermal resistance on crystallization kinetics, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), of the Se70Te30 glass was studied. The increase of thermal resistance was achieved by adding ...
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Development of a high-pressure thermobalance working under constant rate thermal analysis
(Springer Nature, 2020)
A thermogravimetric instrument that works at high pressure of different gases has been designed and assembled. The instrument has been devised to work in a temperature range from room temperature to 1000 °C in various ...
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Pressure Effect on the Multicycle Activity of Natural Carbonates and a Ca/Zr Composite for Energy Storage of Concentrated Solar Power
(American Chemical Society, 2018)
This work is focused on the use of the Calcium-Looping process (CaL) in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants for Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES). Cheap, abundant and nontoxic natural carbonate minerals, such as ...
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On the determination of thermal degradation effects and detection techniques for thermoplastic composites obtained by automatic lamination
(Elsevier, 2018)
Automatic lay-up and in-situ consolidation with thermoplastic composite materials is a technology under re- search for its expected use in the profitable manufacturing of structural aeronautical parts. This study is ...
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Phase-pure BiFeO3 produced by reaction flash-sintering of Bi2O3 and Fe2O3
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)
Mixed powders of Bi2O3 and Fe2O3 are shown to yield single-phase, dense nanostructured polycrystals of BiFeO3 in reaction flash sintering experiments, carried out by applying a field of 50 V cm 1 and with the current ...
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High-performance and low-cost macroporous calcium oxide based materials for thermochemical energy storage in concentrated solar power plants
(Elsevier, 2019)
High energy density, cycling stability, low cost and scalability are the main features required for thermochemical energy storage systems to achieve a feasible integration in Concentrating Solar Power plants (CSP). While ...
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Influence of ball milling on CaO crystal growth during limestone and dolomite calcination: Effect on CO2 capture at Calcium Looping conditions
(American Chemical Society, 2016)
The multicycle CO2 capture performance of CaO derived from the calcination of ball-milled limestone and dolomite have been tested under high temperature and high CO2 concentration environment for the first time. Here it ...