Thermosensitive crystallization–boosted liquid thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Recovering low-temperature heat Low-temperature heat sources are both abundant and largely dissipated into the environment. Yu et al. discovered a way to boost the concentration gradient in a liquid thermogalvanic cell that allows low-temperature heat to be recovered. The authors added a component that boosts the concentration gradient by forcing crystallization of the electrolyte at the cold end, and these crystals then melt at the hot end. This process boosts efficiency and is a potential method for recovering low-grade heat. Science , this issue p. 342
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Authors
11- BYBoyang YuCorresponding
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- JDJiangjiang Duan
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- HCHengjiang Cong
Wuhan University
- WXWenke Xie
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- RLRong Liu
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Topics & keywords
- Crystallization
- Temperature gradient
- Materials science
- Electrolyte
- Thermodynamics
- Forcing (mathematics)
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry
- Affordable and clean energy