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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicants:
Jean-pierre Maes, Merelbeke, BE;
Serge Lievens, Merelbeke, BE;
Peter Roose, Sint-Martens-Latem, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/06 (2006.01); C09K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The application of carboxylate salts for storing thermal energy is disclosed. The invention is directed to methods for the storage and use of thermal energy comprising contacting mixtures of alkali metal salts or alkali earth metal salts of carboxylic acids, storing the thermal energy in the mixture, containing the mixture in a suitable heat exchange system and using the stored thermal energy in the heat exchange system.