Research

Scope

Solar thermochemical processes for the production of fuels using concentrated solar radiation as energy source of high-temperature process heat.

Projects

• Solar gasification of carbonaceous feedstocks
• Co-production of zinc and syngas (SYNMET)
• Solar thermal ZnO-decomposition
• Solar carbothermic production of Zn from ZnO (SOLZINC)
• Reactivity of the system Zn/O
• Modelling of solar reactions
• Solar thermal recycling process
• Solar thermal reduction of sulfide ores
• Solar production of lime
• Spectral reflectivity at high temperatures

Closed projects