Solid-gas reactors driven by concentrated solar energy with potential application to calcium looping: A comparative review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Rivero, MA (Author) Other; Rodrigues, D (Author) Other; Pinheiro, CIC (Author) Other; Cardoso, JP (Author) Other; Mendes, LF (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Vol. 158

ISSN: 1364-0321

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00W-1NP

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.112048

Abstract (EN): The calcium looping process, based on the reversible calcination-carbonation reaction cycle of CaCO3-CaO, is an emerging and promising technology for thermochemical energy storage in concentrating solar power plants. In this process, concentrated solar energy is used to carry out the endothermic solar-driven calcination of CaCO3 with formation of CaO and CO2 as products in a solid-gas reactor. In this review, a number of experimental studies of solid-gas reactors driven by concentrated solar energy are discussed, with a particular focus on solar reactors for calcination of CaCO3 or with that potential application. The solid-gas reactors for solar-driven calcination of CaCO3 reported in the literature achieved a total efficiency of 16.6%-88% for a mass flow rate up to 25 kg h(-1) and a power up to 55 kW. Also, a detailed comparison of the different types of solid-gas reactors driven by concentrated solar energy is provided by outlining their advantages and disadvantages according to several relevant criteria. This review is intended to be a valuable tool for the selection of a reactor configuration for future studies related to solar-driven calcination of CaCO3.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 23