Process for storing solar energy in the form of an electrochemic

Details Process for storing solar energy in the form of an electrochemic Process for storing solar energy in the form of an electrochemic

1977-12-05

1979-07-10

Edmundson, F. C.

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Hydrogen or compound thereof

Elemental hydrogen

204 72, 204 76, C01B 113, C25B 304

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041608160

ABSTRACT:
A process for storing energy from solar radiation whereby solar radiation is converted into electrical current which is supplied to an electrochemical cell in combination with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce formic acid as an electrochemical storage medium. The formic acid can be easily decomposed by catalysts known in the art into carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas which can be burned as fuel or used as a starting material in numerous commercial applications.

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Russell et al., J. Electrochem. Soc., vol. 124, pp. 1329-1337, Sep. 1977.
J. Physical Chem., vol. 76, No. 22, pp. 3278-3286, 1972, by Ryu et al.

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