Sunshine to petrol

Ellen Stechel; James E. Miller

Sunshine to petrol

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Abstract

Reversing combustion and recycling carbon dioxide and water back to liquid hydrocarbons is an attractive option for storing solar energy and mitigating the growth of atmospheric CO₂ concentrations. For any such process, high solar-to-fuel efficiency and material availability is critical for large scale viability and favorable economics. Thermochemical approaches for solar-to-fuel have the potential to be highly efficient as they avoid inherent limitations of photosynthesis and sidestep the solar-to-electric conversion necessary to drive electrolytic reactions. Solar-driven two-step metal-oxide-based thermochemical cycles for producing the components of syngas, CO and H₂, from CO₂ and H₂O are the foundation of the Sunshine to Petrol project.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Mar 27 2011 → Mar 31 2011

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Other	241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	3/27/11 → 3/31/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering

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