On-site decoking of Ca-looping process achieves 1000 cycles of stable thermochemical energy storage

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Abstract The heat transfer and storage are most crucial for the concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, and yet limited heavily by the thermal deactivation of calcium-looping materials. Here, we introduce air or O 2 to on-site regenerate Al/Mn/Ce-co-doped CaO-looping materials operated at 800 ℃, sharply reducing the loss of energy storage density from 29.5% to 9.6% after 1000 cycles of thermochemical energy release and storage and holding a final energy storage density of ca. 1039 kJ kg − 1 at the 1000th cycle. Besides the slow phase separation of two formed heat-resistant compounds, Ca 3 Al 2 O 6 and Ca 2 MnO 4 , from CaO matrix, the coverage of coke deposits deactivates the carbonation reaction beyond 500 cycles. The mechanistic studies reveal that the rich oxygen vacancies formed by Ce doping into Ca 2 MnO 4 NPs is mainly responsible for the formation of coke deposits on the surface of CaO NPs because they are thermodynamically favorable for directly splitting CO 2 to C and O 2 . These findings offer a practical guidance for on-site decoking of industrial Ca-looping process whether in the calcination step or the carbonation step, which is most imperative for reliably converting solar photon fluxes to dispatchable electricity in the next-generation CSP plants.
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Here, we introduce air or O 2 to on-site regenerate Al/Mn/Ce-co-doped CaO-looping materials operated at 800 ℃, sharply reducing the loss of energy storage density from 29.5% to 9.6% after 1000 cycles of thermochemical energy release and storage and holding a final energy storage density of ca. 1039 kJ kg − 1 at the 1000th cycle. Besides the slow phase separation of two formed heat-resistant compounds, Ca 3 Al 2 O 6 and Ca 2 MnO 4 , from CaO matrix, the coverage of coke deposits deactivates the carbonation reaction beyond 500 cycles. The mechanistic studies reveal that the rich oxygen vacancies formed by Ce doping into Ca 2 MnO 4 NPs is mainly responsible for the formation of coke deposits on the surface of CaO NPs because they are thermodynamically favorable for directly splitting CO 2 to C and O 2 . These findings offer a practical guidance for on-site decoking of industrial Ca-looping process whether in the calcination step or the carbonation step, which is most imperative for reliably converting solar photon fluxes to dispatchable electricity in the next-generation CSP plants. Physical sciences/Energy science and technology/Renewable energy/Solar energy Physical sciences/Chemistry/Inorganic chemistry/Solid-state chemistry Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Supplementary Files SupportingmaterialsforNC.docx supporting information Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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