A mini smart solar driven hydrogen production process with chemical looping reforming for microgrids

摘要

Solar thermochemical production of hydrogen with methane reforming is a primary and appropriate strategy for a mini smart electricity system.Importantly,perovskite-type materials are state-of-the-art oxygen carriers(OCs)for solar methane reforming systems with hydrogen production and storage which exhibit thermal stability and prior physicochemical properties.A series of LaCuxNi_(1-x)O3 materials are prepared by combustion methods and tested via BET,XRD,SEM and TGA.The redox performance of the LaCuxNi_(1-x)O3 under different reducing and oxidizing atmospheres are discussed using thermogravimetric analysis.It is demonstrated that copper substitution facilitates the release of oxygen and the production of hydrogen along with solar-to-fuel efficiency.