A5064898602- Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
- Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Phase Change Materials Research
- Industrial Gas Emission Control
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
- Catalysts for Methane Reforming
- Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Iron and Steelmaking Processes
- Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
- Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2015-2025
ENEA Casaccia Research Centre
2009-2023
Different fluid compositions have been considered as heat transfer fluids (HTF) for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. In linear focusing CSP systems synthetic oils are prevalently employed; more recently, the use of molten salt mixtures in has proposed too. This paper presents a comparative assessment thermal and five four nitrate/nitrite mixtures, among ones mostly employed or so far The typical medium-size plant (50 MWe) operating with oil HTF “solar salt” TES was benchmark....
Thermal oils have been utilized as heat transfer fluids for several decades in many applications, including industrial facilities, power plants and solar receiver systems. Despite their large employment, very few data are available about behavior under thermal stress related degradation processes. For these reasons, the stability of a silicone-based diathermic oil, Bluesil FLD 550 HT, was investigated present work. A laboratory-scale set-up assessed to perform controlled heating tests, fresh...
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a promising technology for the production of biocrude oil from microalgae. Although this catalyst-free efficient under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, yield quality can be further improved by using heterogeneous catalysts. The design robust catalysts that preserve their performance hydrothermal conditions will therefore very important in development biorefinery technologies. In work, we describe two different synthetic routes (i.e.,...
Solar salt (SS), a well-known non-eutectic mixture of sodium nitrate (60% w/w) and potassium (40% w/w), is commonly used either as Thermal Energy Storage (TES) material (double tank technology) or Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) (solar tower) in modern CSP plants worldwide. The specific heat (cp, kJ kg−1 °C−1) SS very important property order to support the design new Plants develop novel materials based on SS. A high scientific effort has been dedicated perform suitable thermophysical...