High temperature fuel production and thermal material processing driven by concentrated
solar energy has the potential to significantly reduce the fossil fuel dependence of our …

Solar energy is a renewable energy source that is mainly used in the production of
electricity. However, research is nowadays conducted to investigate solar energy use …

Metal oxides are reviewed as catalysts to convert H2O and CO2 to fuels using solar energy.
For photochemical conversion, TiO2 has been found to be the most stable and useful oxide …

CO2 hydrogenation is one of the most promising processes in response to energy crisis and
greenhouse gas emission. There is, however, still a lack of a highly efficient and sustainable …

This article reviews the progress, challenges and opportunities in heat transfer research as
applied to high-temperature thermochemical systems that use high-flux solar irradiation as …

This paper reports the synthesis of phase-pure Zn-ferrite nanoparticles with high specific
surface area (SSA) via the propylene oxide (PO) assisted sol–gel method. For the synthesis …

Indium oxide has been demonstrated to be a suitable catalytic material for CO2 adsorption
and activation, and in this study a phase-mixing strategy is used to improve its catalytic …

Primary battery recycling has important environmental and economic benefits. According to
battery sales worldwide, the most used battery type is alkaline batteries with 75% of market …

In this work we investigate the mechanism of Zn oxidation with CO2 and/or H2O to produce
solar derived fuels (CO and/or H2) as part of the Zn/ZnO thermochemical redox cycle. It has …

A novel CeO2–xSnO2/Ce2Sn2O7 pyrochlore stoichiometric redox cycle with superior H2
production capacities is identified and corroborated for two‐step solar thermochemical water …