Cascading pressure reactor and method for solar-thermochemical reactions
| Patent Number: | 9,815,042 |
| Issued: | 11/14/2017 |
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| Abstract: | Reactors and methods for solar thermochemical reactions are disclosed. The reactors and methods include a cascade of reduction chambers at successively lower pressures that leads to over an order of magnitude pressure decrease compared to a single-chambered design. The resulting efficiency gains are substantial, and represent an important step toward practical and efficient solar fuel production on a large scale. |
| Filed: | 11/20/2014 |
| Application Number: | 14/549,331 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |