Thermochemical energy capture and storage

研究问题：是否可以将氢氧化镁的脱水温度降低到100摄氏度左右，以实现使用太阳能的脱水？目的：1）研究催化剂、沉淀方法和添加剂对脱水温度的影响; 2）收集所有不同情况下的固态动力学数据; 3）研究微观结构并测量其他物理特性; 4）制定反应模型方法：材料将在传统的湿实验室中制备。将使用Calvet量热计和热重分析仪研究脱水。将使用曼彻斯特大学提供的大量设备进行表征。模型制定和数据分析将使用Python编码平台完成。新奇：考虑一个开拓性的新世界，每个国家都使用太阳能作为其主要能源供应。像今天的煤和石油一样运往世界各地。基础设施的功能一如既往，为家庭、企业和工业提供电力和供暖。但有了这项突破性的技术，一切都来自太阳。这是可能的，通过驱动可逆的，固体化学反应使用阳光。这些固体粉末可以从太阳能丰富的地区运输到地球上的任何地方。通过逆转反应，能量被回收，并可以在需要的地方分配。该项目的目标是寻找合适的新型材料来实现这一目标，对其进行测试并评估在工业规模上使用它们的可能性，以确保未来可持续的太阳能供应。EPSRC研究领域：能源和能源存储

Research question: Is it possible to decrease the dehydration temperature of magnesium hydroxide to around 100 degC to achieve dehydration using solar energy?Objectives: 1) Investigate influence of catalysts, precipitation method and additives on dehydration temperature; 2) Gather solid state kinetic data for all different cases; 3) Investigate the microstructure and measure other physical characteristics; 4) Formulate the reaction modelApproach: Materials will be prepared in conventional wet laboratory. Dehydration will be investigated using Calvet calorimeter and thermo-gravimetric analyzer. Characterization will be done using extensive equipment available at the University of Manchester. Model formulation and data analysis will be done using Python coding platform.Novelty:Consider a pioneering, new world where solar power is used by every nation as its primary energy supply. Shipped all over the world just like coal and oil are today. Infrastructure functions exactly as it always has, with electricity and heating supplied to homes, businesses and industry. But with this groundbreaking technology it is all sourced from the sun. This is possible by driving reversible, solid chemical reactions using sunlight. These solid powders can be transported from the solar rich regions to anywhere on the planet. By reversing the reaction, the energy is recovered and it can be distributed where needed. The objective of this project is to identify suitable, novel materials to achieve this goal, to test them and evaluate the possibility of using them on an industrial scale, to secure a sustainable, solar energy supply for the future.EPSRC research areas: Energy and Energy Storage