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A new model of the carbonator reactor in the Calcium Looping technology for post-combustion CO2 capture
(Elsevier, 2015)
The Ca-Looping (CaL) process is considered as a promising technology for CO2 post-combustion capture in power generation plants yielding a minor penalty on plant performance as compared with other capture technologies ...
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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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The SrCO3/SrO system for thermochemical energy storage at ultra-high temperature
(Elsevier, 2022)
Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) has attracted interest in the last years due to the possibility of attaining high energy densities, seasonal storage capacity and greater efficiencies than currently commercial thermal ...
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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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Kinetics and cyclability of limestone (CaCO3) in presence of steam during calcination in the CaL scheme for thermochemical energy storage
(Elsevier, 2021)
In the present work, we explore the use of steam in the CaCO3 calcination step of a calcium looping process devised for integration into a thermochemical energy storage process (CaL-TCES). Steam produces a double benefit: ...
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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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Effect of Steam Injection during Carbonation on the Multicyclic Performance of Limestone (CaCO3) under Different Calcium Looping Conditions: A Comparative Study
(American Chemical Society, 2022)
This study explores the effect of steam addition during carbonation on the multicyclic performance of limestone under calcium looping conditions compatible with (i) CO2 capture from postcombustion gases (CCS) and with (ii) ...
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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 ...
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Relevant influence of limestone crystallinity on CO2 capture in the Ca-looping technology at realistic calcination conditions
(American Chemical Society, 2014)
We analyze the role of limestone crystallinity on its CO2 capture performance when subjected to carbonation/calcination cycles at conditions mimicking the Ca-looping (CaL) technology for postcombustion CO 2 capture. The ...
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Limestone calcination nearby equilibrium: Kinetics, CaO crystal structure, sintering and reactivity
(American Chemical Society, 2015)
In this work, we analyze limestone calcination kinetics at environmental conditions involving a CO2 partial pressure P close to the equilibrium pressure Peq by means of in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric ...