Thursday, November 8, 2007: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Room 250 D (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Topical G: Nuclear Energy and the Hydrogen Economy (TG)

#532 - Developments in Thermochemical and Electrolytic Routes to Hydrogen Production: Part IV (TG004)
This symposium focuses on nontraditional methods for generating hydrogen that would reduce reliance on fossil fuels. A leading candidate is the use of heat from an advanced, high temperature nuclear reactor to dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen. However, papers on any novel process for generating hydrogen, whether based on a nuclear energy source or otherwise, are encouraged. Typical processes include: * thermochemical cycles (e.g. Sulfur-Iodine); * hybrid cycles (e.g. Hybrid Sulfur); * electrolysis; * photoelectrochemical methods; * photobiological methods. Session IV focuses on alternative cycles and methods.
Chair:Richard D. Doctor
CoSponsor(s):Nuclear Engineering Division (14)
8:30 AMEconomic Analysis of Alternative Flowsheets for the Hybrid Chlorine Cycle
Charles H. Gooding
8:55 AMAnalysis of the Copper Sulfate Cycle for the Thermochemical Splitting of Water for Hydrogen Production
Victor J. Law, John C. Prindle, Ross B. Gonzales
9:20 AMMethod to Rank Thermochemical and Hybrid Cycles According to Energy Efficiency
Miguel J. Bagajewicz, DuyQuang Nguyen, Thung Cao, Robbie Crossier, Terrel Fish, Matthew Behring
9:45 AMTesting of Particle Bed Electrodes for the Production of Hydrogen
Michael Crane, Gary Prager
10:10 AMAlternative Thermochemical Cycles Being Considered By Industry For Deployment
T. Bond Calloway, William A. Summers
10:35 AMAnalysis of Kinetics of CaBr2 Hydrolysis in a Direct Steam Sparging Contactor
C.B. Panchal, Robert Lyczkowski, Steven A. Lottes, Jianhong Yang, Richard D. Doctor

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