Increasing CO2 Conversion Efficiency with Optical Thermal Management in Concentrated Solar Reactors: New Dual-Stage Solar Reactor Design for Reduction of CO2 to Fuels
The proposed project will result in a new dual-stage solar chemical reactor designed to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to value-added chemicals. Using sunlight as the main power source, a sustainable process will be developed that closes the loop on our industrial carbon cycle in an energy efficient and environmentally friendly manner. The hybrid photochemical and photothermal reactor design will vastly increase utilization of the solar spectrum and increase CO2 conversion efficiencies over Dimensional Energy’s current state-of-the-art.
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