TY - BOOK AU - Dincer,Ibrahim AU - Joshi,Anand S. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Solar Based Hydrogen Production Systems T2 - SpringerBriefs in Energy, SN - 9781461474319 AV - TJ807-830 U1 - 621.042 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer KW - Energy KW - Renewable energy resources KW - Energy efficiency KW - Thermodynamics KW - Heat engineering KW - Heat transfer KW - Mass transfer KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Alternate energy sources KW - Green energy industries KW - Sustainable development KW - Renewable and Green Energy KW - Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer KW - Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings) KW - Sustainable Development N1 - Preface -- Hydrogen -- Hydrogen Production Methods -- Solar Energy Aspects -- Solar Hydrogen Production -- Thermodynamic Analysis -- Environmental Impact and Sustainability Assessment -- Case Studies -- Concluding Remarks -- Nomenclature -- References -- Appendix N2 - Solar Based Hydrogen Production Systems deals with various hydrogen production systems in general and solar hydrogen production systems in particular and their energy and exergy analyses. It also covers the various chemical processes involved in hydrogen production, the primary energy sources conventional and non-conventional, that are used to produce hydrogen. In addition, various other hydrogen production methods such as photovoltaic based, photoelectrolysis, and bio-photolysis are also covered. This book provides quality analyses of solar thermal hydrogen production systems and solar photovoltaic based hydrogen production system, and will be useful for researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners working in the field of solar hydrogen production UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7431-9 ER -