Accelerating the hydration reaction of potassium carbonate using organic dopants

Jelle Houben, Joris van Biesen, Henk Huinink (Corresponding author), Hartmut R. Fischer, Olaf C.G. Adan

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Potassium carbonate has recently been identified as a promising candidate for thermochemical energy storage. However, as for many salt hydrates, the reaction kinetics is limited, and moreover, the hydration transition is kinetically hindered due to a metastable zone, involving limited mobility. This work aims to improve mobility by using organic potassium dopants, it shows that doping with potassium-formate and -acetate, can accelerate the hydration reaction. It has been shown that these dopants can enhance the hydration rate by two mechanisms i.e. introducing mobility due to adsorption of more water or introducing more surface area, where water adsorption can occur. This work opens up new possibilities for organic dopants to enhance the performance of salt hydrates.

Originele taal-2Engels
Artikelnummer112410
Aantal pagina's8
TijdschriftSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume259
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 15 aug. 2023

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Funding Information:
This work was funded by the TKI project Dope4Heat with project number 1507201 and the Dutch Organization for Applied Research (TNO) . This work reflects only the authors view. The authors thank Hans Dalderop and Jef Noijen for their technical support.

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