Solar Thermochemical Processing System and Method

A solar thermochemical processing system comprising an endothermic reactor receiving concentrated solar energy, using heat from the solar energy to drive the endothermic reactor wherein the endothermic reactor also receives a first set of reactants and produces a first set of products; an exothermic...

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Hauptverfasser:	KRISHNAN, Shankar, HUMBLE, Paul H, PAULO, Daniel R, WEGENG, Robert S, LEITH, Steven D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY ELECTRICITY ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY RANGES SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS STEAM ACCUMULATORS STEAM ENGINE PLANTS STEAM ENGINES THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A solar thermochemical processing system comprising an endothermic reactor receiving concentrated solar energy, using heat from the solar energy to drive the endothermic reactor wherein the endothermic reactor also receives a first set of reactants and produces a first set of products; an exothermic reactor for receiving the first set of products from the endothermic reactor and for producing a second set of products; and a vaporizer for receiving heat from the exothermic to produce a portion of the first set of reactants, wherein the exothermic reactor provides heat to the vaporizer and produces syngas and a liquid hydrocarbon product; wherein the syngas and the liquid hydrocarbon product are passed to a separator where the liquid hydrocarbon product is recovered, and components of the syngas are used to for at least one of the following purposes: to power a fuel cell and to provide heat for a heat engine through a combustion process.