Thermochemical hydrogen production with a copper–chlorine cycle, II: Flashing and drying of aqueous cupric chloride

Determining parameters of heat exchangers for heat recovery in a Cu–Cl thermochemical hydrogen production cycle

“…Mathematically it can be expressed as [28] MM ¼ SS df (18) Like SS and df, it is also determined for both the error and model term.…”

“…The copper chlorine (CueCl) cycle is a thermochemical water splitting cycle which has been invented by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) as the potential candidate for producing hydrogen with reduced environmental effect as compared to steam reforming. It has the advantages of lower operating temperatures (530 C) and potentially lower cost materials, when compared to other thermochemical cycles under development [18]. A team of universities led by UOIT collaborating with Argonne National Laboratory (AECL) in order to develop an integrated lab-scale CueCl cycle for hydrogen production [19].…”

Solar Thermal Water Decomposition

“…Large laboratory scale reactors have been tested successfully. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Canada is in the lead in reporting new developments on this cycle related process and material development as well as economic evaluation [87][88][89].…”

Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy

“…In view of conducting the hydrolysis process, the molar ratio of steam and cupric chloride must be adjusted to about 2:1, namely, CuCl 2 ·2H 2 O is the desired reactant for hydrolysis. Alternatively, anhydrous cupric chloride CuCl 2 (s) may be used as a reactant for the hydrolysis process-see Naterer et al (2008b). The hydrated halide complex CuCl 2 ·2H 2 O forms crystals with copper atoms surrounded by two chlorine atoms and two water molecules placed approximately in the corners of a square; therefore the crystals appear as an agglomeration of planar square cells.…”