Iodine-Sulfur Cycle for H2 Production

Open-loop 81.9% efficiency

Open-loop and closed-loop iodine-sulfur cycles are comprehensively compared in thermal efficiency, cost, and environmental impact for coupling with nuclear or sulfuric acid plants.

Ling, Bo · Wang, Zhihua · Zhang, Jinxu · He, Yong · Yanqun, Zhu · Cen, Kefa

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2023

Specifications

闭环循环热效率

{'zh': '50.94', 'en': ''} %

开环循环热效率

{'zh': '81.9', 'en': ''} %

Advantages

Levelized costs of four cases: 2.26, 1.82, 1.33, and 1.64 US$/kg H2

Cases A and D have smaller environmental impacts