INVESTIGADORES
MAZZA German Delfor
artículos
Título:
Solar pyrolysis of carbonaceous feedstocks: a review
Autor/es:
KUO ZENG; DANIEL GAUTHIER; JOSÉ M. SORIA; GERMÁN D. MAZZA; GILLES FLAMANT
Revista:
SOLAR ENERGY
Editorial:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2017 vol. 156 p. 73 - 92
ISSN:
0038-092X
Resumen:
Solarpyrolysis of a carbonaceous feedstock (coal, biomass and wastes) is a processin which carbon-containing feedstocks are used as chemical reactants and solarenergy is supplied as high-temperature process heat. This process has the potentialto produce higher calorific value products with lower CO2 emissions than conventionalpyrolysis processes. As a consequence, the intermittent solar energy is chemicallystored in the form of solar fuels. Solar pyrolysis was first demonstrated in anindoor environment using a solar simulator (image furnace) for exploring the fundamentalmechanisms of carbonaceous feedstock pyrolysis under severe radiative conditions(high temperatures and heating rates) in comparison to conventional pyrolysis.More recently, low-temperature solar pyrolysis has been demonstrated to be agood technology for bio-oil production. Our high-temperature solar pyrolysis processproduces more combustible gas products than other processes. This paper reviewsdevelopments in the field of solar pyrolysis processing by considering fundamentalmechanisms, experimental demonstrations, models and challenges.
