2.5 Metal fuel combustion for the generation of carbon-free renewable energy - Research for …
- Finding alternatives to fossil fuel
- Identifying the feasibility of using metal fuels instead of fossil fuels
- Can be no CO2 emission during oxidation/reduction
- Identification of effect of environmental factor (heat, humidity) to metal fuel
- Objectives
- Energetic materials (pyrotechnics, propellants, and explosives)
- Identification of effect of environmental factor (heat, humidity) to metal fuel
- Metal fuels have many advantages that …
- High energy density
- Recyclable
- No CO2 emission during oxidation/reduction cycle
- Experiments
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC) / Thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) for identifying heat flow and oxidation
- Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) for morphological analysis
- Extracting kinetic parameters
 | | Fig. (a) Recycling mechanism of metal fuels (b) Energy density/specific energy of several fuels (c) Experimental equipment (DSC / TGA) | |
