Thermodynamic study of CuO/Cu2O and Co3O4/CoO redox pairs for solar energy thermochemical storage

Thermochemical storage of solar energy consists in reversible chemical reactions that absorb the solar heat during an endothermic step and release it by means of an exothermic reaction. CuO/Cu2O and Co3O4/CoO redox pairs have a high potential as materials to store solar energy at high temperature. Cobalt oxides have been so far studied by several authors and works while copper oxides suitability has been recently proved. However, in both cases, operation parameters need to be optimized. A theoretical study of the effect of total pressure, gas/solid molar rate and composition of working atmosphere on the systems equilibrium is presented. The equilibrium displacement caused by these parameters is calculated and discussed. Finally, some ideas for tentative implementations of these systems are commented.

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