Method for the generation of power
Disclosed herein is a method comprising heating a strontium-containing compound using radiation in a first reactor; decomposing the strontium-containing compound into an oxide and carbon dioxide as a result of heat generated by the exposure to the radiation; reacting the oxide and the carbon dioxide in a second reactor; where the oxide and carbon dioxide react to produce heat; heating a working fluid using the heat produced in the second reactor; and driving a turbine with the heated working fluid to generate energy. Disclosed herein too is a composition comprising strontium carbonate; and strontium zirconate; where the mass ratio of strontium carbonate to strontium zirconate 2:8 to 8:2.
1. A method comprising:
heating a strontium-containing compound using radiation or waste heat in a first reactor;
decomposing the strontium-containing compound into an oxide and carbon dioxide as a result of heat generated by the exposure to the radiation or waste heat;
reacting the oxide and the carbon dioxide in a second reactor; where the oxide and carbon dioxide react to produce heat;
heating a working fluid using the heat produced in the second reactor; and
generating energy using the heated working fluid.
2. The method of claim 1 , where the radiation is solar radiation.
3. The method of claim 1 , where the radiation is visible and/or infrared radiation.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising discharging the oxide and carbon dioxide to separate storage chambers prior to charging the oxide and the carbon dioxide to the second reactor.
5. The method of claim 1 , where a temperature in the second reactor is 800 to 2000° C.
6. The method of claim 1 , where the working fluid is water.
7. The method of claim 1 , where the working fluid is air.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting the heated working fluid to a turbine in communication with a generator, the energy being generated via the turbine and the generator.
9. The method of claim 8 , where the turbine and generator are operated using a Brayton-Rankine cycle.
10. The method of claim 1 , where the strontium-containing compound is strontium carbonate.
11. The method of claim 1 , where the strontium-containing compound is a mixture of strontium carbonate and strontium zirconate.
12. The method of claim 11 , where the mixture of strontium carbonate and strontium zirconate are present in a mass ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.
13. The method of claim 1 , where the first and the second reactor are parts of a single reactor.
14. The method of claim 1 , where the working fluid is carbon dioxide or supercritical carbon dioxide.
15. A system comprising:
a first reactor in fluid communication with a second reactor; where the first reactor contains a strontium-containing compound; and wherein the system is operative to:
heat the strontium-containing compound using radiation or waste heat in the first reactor;
decompose the strontium-containing compound into an oxide and carbon dioxide as a result of heat generated by the exposure to the radiation or the waste heat;
react the oxide and the carbon dioxide in the second reactor; where the oxide and carbon dioxide react to produce heat;
heat a working fluid using the heat produced in the second reactor; and
generate energy with the heated working fluid.
16. The system of claim 15 , where the system is in fluid communication with a sorbent chamber that stores the carbon dioxide generated in the first reactor.