Patent ID: 11926526
Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 10:
11. A method for a thermochemical reactor cycle, comprising:
heating a reactive material to a first temperature with an electric heat source to thermally reduce the reactive material and release oxygen, the reactive material and the electric heat source enclosed within a reactor cavity formed within, and surrounded by, thermal insulation such that there is no aperture through the thermal insulation to allow solar flux into the reactor cavity;
removing the released oxygen from the reactor cavity;
cooling the reactive material to a second temperature maintained by the electric heat source, the second temperature lower than the first temperature;
reoxidizing the reactive material by introducing a feedstock gas into the reactor cavity, the feedstock gas reacting with the reactive material and splitting into a product gas; and
removing the product gas from the reactor cavity;
wherein the reactive material is stationary with respect to the electric heat source,
wherein the feedstock gas comprises at least one of steam and carbon dioxide, and
wherein the product gas comprises at least one of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.