Eth Zurich

Philipp Furler

Aldo Steinfeld

Michal Gorbar

Lukas Geissbühler

Andreas Christian Haselbacher

Jonathan Scheffe

Ulrich Vogt

Simon Ackermann

Brendan Bulfin

Andreas Haselbacher

Disclosed is a thermochemical reactor system and method for a temperature swing cyclic process with integrated heat recovery having at least two modules, wherein each module includes at least one chemical reaction zone and at least one thermal energy storage unit. The at least two modules are operationally connected for at least one heat transfer fluid for transporting heat between the two modules. Each chemical reaction zone includes at least one reacting material that undergoes in a reversible manner an endothermic reaction at temperature Tand an exothermic reaction at temperature T, wherein Tand Tdiffer from each other. The at least one reacting material is provided in at least one encapsulation within each of the chemical reaction zones such that a contact of the reacting material and the at least one heat transfer fluid is avoided.

Thermochemical reactor system for a temperature swing cyclic process with integrated heat recovery and a method for operating the same

The present invention provides for a structure for use in a thermo chemical fuel production process, said structure having a void phase and a solid phase, wherein the structure has an effective total optical thickness for solar radiation or effective total optical thickness for infrared radiation of from 0.1 to 10, wherein the solid phase has a geometrical specific surface area of more than 2*10mand wherein the solid phase comprises and preferably consists of a reactive material.

Open-cell materials for use in thermochemical fuel production processes

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Philipp Furler