Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2014, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (3): 227-235.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.03.007

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A review on theory and application of chemical heat pump in thermal energy storage

SONG Pengxiang1, DING Yulong2   

  1. 1National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy,Beijing 102209,China;
    2Institute of Process Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
  • Received:2014-03-18 Online:2014-05-01 Published:2014-05-01

Abstract: Chemical heat pump (CHP) is a high-efficient and environment-friendly energy technology. CHP has promising potential on applications in waste-heat harvest, energy storage and renewable energy. This paper reviews the general theory and application progress in terms of the reaction selection, working pairs and industrial development.

Key words: chemical heat pump (CHP), energy storage, thermal energy storage (TES), heat transfer, renewable energy

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