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Recent Advancements in Materials and Systems for Thermal Energy Storage pp 15–32Cite as

Thermal Energy Storage with Chemical Reactions

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The chapter addresses the main issues dealing with four types of reversible processes, such as dehydration of salt hydrates and hydroxides, thermal decomposition of oxides and perovskites for thermal energy storage as example of thermochemical processes covering a broad range of temperature heat sources.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada di Dio, 98166, Messina, Italy

    Candida Milone

  2. National Consortium for Materials Science and Technology, INSTM, Via G. Giusti, 9, 50121, Florence, Italy

    Candida Milone

  3. Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Major in Nuclear Engineering, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, N1-22-2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan

    Yukitaka Kato

  4. Thermochemical Processes Unit, IMDEA Energy Institute, Mostoles, Madrid, 28935, Spain

    Emanuela Mastronardo

  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Emanuela Mastronardo

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Milone, C., Kato, Y., Mastronardo, E. (2019). Thermal Energy Storage with Chemical Reactions. In: Frazzica, A., Cabeza, L. (eds) Recent Advancements in Materials and Systems for Thermal Energy Storage. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96640-3_3

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