Tareq Abu Hamed
The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Tamar Regional Council, Israel \ Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Hevel Eilot, Israel
Bara Wahbeh
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sde-Boqer, Israel
Roni Kasher
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sde-Boqer, Israel
M. Imroz Sohel
Scion, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park, Rotorua, New Zealand
Mathieu Sellier
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Susan Krumdieck
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Yingjian Li
College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Qi Qiu
College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Xiangzhu He
Hunan Energy Conservation Center, Changsha, China
Jiezhi Li
Ecole centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France
Ilknur Erlalelitepe
Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, Izmir, Turkey
Kenan Evren Ekmen
Izmir Institute of Technology, Energy Engineering Program, Izmir, Turkey
Cihan Turhan
Izmir Institute of Technology, Energy Engineering Program, Izmir, Turkey
Manolya Akdemir
Izmir Institute of Technology, Energy Engineering Program, Izmir, Turkey
Gülden Akkurt Gökcen
Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir, Turkey
Tugce Kazanasmaz
Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, Izmir, Turkey
Gregorio Iglesias
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Hernán Fernándes
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Rodrigo Carballo
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Alberte Castro
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Francisco Taveira-Pinto
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Alan C. Brent
Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Wildri D. Peach
Sustainable Energy Futures, Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa \ Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
William Stafford
Sustainable Energy Futures, Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
Ruben Laleman
Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business administration, Ghent, Belgium
Johan Albrecht
Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business administration, Ghent, Belgium
Oleg P. Dimitriev
V.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
P. Zhang
Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
L. Xia
Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
R. Z. Wang
Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Mehdi Reiszadeh
Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Shahreza, Iran
Sadegh Motahar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Daniel Wright
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Prasanta Dey
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
John Brammer
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Phil Hunt
Enco Energy Limited, UK
Guilherme A. Caxaria
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Tåcnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Duarte de Mesquita e Sousa
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and CIE3, Instituto Superior Tåcnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Helena M. Ramos
Civil Engineering Department and CEHIDRO, Instituto Superior Tåcnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
X. B. Lastra Bravo
University of Almería, Almería, Spain
T. Steenberghen
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
A. Tolón Becerra
University of Almería, Almería, Spain
B. Debecker
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Göran Finnveden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Sweden
Jonas Åkerman
KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Sweden
Alexis de Laborderie
Transånergie, Ecully, France
Clément Puech
Transånergie, Ecully, France
Nadine Adra
Transånergie, Ecully, France
Isabelle Blanc
MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France
Didier Beloin-Saint-Pierre
MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France
Pierryves Padey
MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France
Jérôme Payet
Cycleco, Ambårieu, France
Marion Sie
Cycleco, Ambårieu, France
Philippe Jacquin
PHK Consultants, Ecully, France
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110571143Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:2, p. 1143-1149
Hydrolysis of boron is investigated as a part of a boron/boron oxide solar; water-splitting; thermochemical cycle. Boron was hydrolysed and boron oxide was gasified with steam in a tubular reactor. The influence of the reactor temperature and time on hydrogen conversion was measured at furnace set point temperatures of 873; 973 and 1073 K. The hydrogen production rate was measured by inline gas chromatography. The products were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The average hydrogen production efficiency of 92% was obtained for both 973 and 1073 K. The formation of a boric acid layer on the reactor walls was attributed to the gasification of the boron oxide. The X-ray analysis shows 100% conversion of the boron to boron oxide and boric acid.
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