In this work, four zeolite-bearing materials (three naturally occurring and one of synthetic origin) were considered for thermal energy capture and storage. Such materials can store thermal energy as heat of desorption of the water present therein, heat that is given back when water vapor is allowed to be re-adsorbed by zeolites. This study was carried out by determining the loss of water after different activation thermal treatments, the water adsorption kinetics and isotherm after an activation step of the zeolites, the intergranular and intragranular porosity, and the thermal conductivity of the zeolite-bearing materials. Moreover, the thermal stability of the framework of the zeolites of the four materials tested was investigated over a large number of thermal cycles. The results indicate that zeolite 13X was the most suitable material for thermal energy storage and suggest its use in the capture and storage of thermal energy that derives from thermal energy waste.

Use of Zeolites in the Capture and Storage of Thermal Energy by Water Desorption—Adsorption Cycles / DE GENNARO, Bruno; Cappi, Angelo; DE GENNARO, Maurizio; Bianco, Nicola; Langella, Alessio; Cappelletti, Piergiulio; Marocco, Antonello; Aprea, Paolo; Pansini, Michele. - In: MATERIALS. - ISSN 1996-1944. - 15:16(2022). [10.3390/ma15165574]

Use of Zeolites in the Capture and Storage of Thermal Energy by Water Desorption—Adsorption Cycles

Bruno de Gennaro
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Maurizio de Gennaro;Nicola Bianco;Alessio Langella;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Paolo Aprea;
2022

Abstract

In this work, four zeolite-bearing materials (three naturally occurring and one of synthetic origin) were considered for thermal energy capture and storage. Such materials can store thermal energy as heat of desorption of the water present therein, heat that is given back when water vapor is allowed to be re-adsorbed by zeolites. This study was carried out by determining the loss of water after different activation thermal treatments, the water adsorption kinetics and isotherm after an activation step of the zeolites, the intergranular and intragranular porosity, and the thermal conductivity of the zeolite-bearing materials. Moreover, the thermal stability of the framework of the zeolites of the four materials tested was investigated over a large number of thermal cycles. The results indicate that zeolite 13X was the most suitable material for thermal energy storage and suggest its use in the capture and storage of thermal energy that derives from thermal energy waste.
2022
Use of Zeolites in the Capture and Storage of Thermal Energy by Water Desorption—Adsorption Cycles / DE GENNARO, Bruno; Cappi, Angelo; DE GENNARO, Maurizio; Bianco, Nicola; Langella, Alessio; Cappelletti, Piergiulio; Marocco, Antonello; Aprea, Paolo; Pansini, Michele. - In: MATERIALS. - ISSN 1996-1944. - 15:16(2022). [10.3390/ma15165574]
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