Spelling Error in Energy Storage Findings?

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The discussion revolves around a research paper that claims water adsorbed in bentonite can store energy at a rate of 30 kJ/g. Participants are examining the validity of this claim, suggesting that the actual figure may be significantly lower, at 30 kJ/kg. The focus is on the implications of these findings for energy storage systems, particularly in the context of phase change materials.

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Main Points Raised

  • Johann questions the accuracy of the energy storage figure presented in the paper, proposing that it should be 1000 times smaller, at 30 kJ/kg, based on their own research.
  • Johann mentions their own phase change material (PCM) has a capacity of 1000 kJ/kg, suggesting a significant difference in energy storage capabilities.
  • One participant suggests contacting the author of the paper for clarification on the reported values.
  • Another participant expresses a desire for a second opinion before directly engaging with the author.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the accuracy of the energy storage figure. There are competing views regarding the validity of the claims made in the research paper, and the discussion remains unresolved.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights potential discrepancies in reported energy storage values and the need for further verification. There is an emphasis on the importance of accurate data in the context of energy storage research.

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Hello to all Experts in Adsorption Physics!
Here is a research paper, stating that water adsorbed in a mineral called bentonite can store as much as 30 kJ/g. According our research and findings with such water based latent heat or phase change storage systems, there seem to be a fatal error published. The correct figure may be 1000times smaller with only 30kJ/kg as enthalpy per mass of heat storage material. See abstracts and publication below. By the way, our PCM has a capacity of 1000kJ/kg. Thanks for looking into this. Johann

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535211001055

Abstract
Adsorption/desorption of water vapour on raw Saudi bentonite (RB) is proposed as a heat energy storage. This is most readily achieved by adsorption and desorption of water vapour on RB at different temperatures as a function of time. The RB subjected to preheating temperature of 200 °C, before subjecting to the adsorption process carried out. The IR spectra of RB before adsorption of water vapour at 298 and 313 K were studied. The adsorbed and desorbed water vapour from bentonite surfaces at 298 and 313 K was determined at different time. The adsorptive capacities of RB sample at 298 and 313 K were 0.0097 and 0.0141 mol/g of dry RB, respectively, after 72 h. The desorbed amounts are 0.0085 and 0.01 mol H2O/g of RB at 298 and 313 K, respectively after 72 h. A kinetic models of second order of the adsorption and desorption of water vapour fitted well the experimental data. Application of Van’t Hoff’s law at two temperatures (298 and 313 K) yields the adsorption and desorption enthalpy. The adsorption enthalpy (stored energy) of RB increased with increasing contact time up to 5 h. At this time the maximum enthalpy was about 30 kJ/g dry bentonite, at which the clay has lost all the energy that could be released due to adsorption of water vapours. Then it shows a decrease in sorption energy when the time increases. On the other hand, the desorption enthalpy increases gradually with the increase of the time up to 72 h then become constant, maximum enthalpy was 14.99 kJ/g. The rate of water vapour adsorption was found to be very high so that the extracted energy from the bentonite surface would not be a problem in any practical utilization of this system.
Keywords

Energy storage;
Raw Saudi bentonite;
Enthalpy of adsorption: kinetic, adsorption and desorption
 
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Why not contact the author and question the value?

W.K. Mekhamer nourallha333[at]hotmail[dot]com
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, P.O. Box 11495, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Thanks for the reference. However, i am first looking for a second opinion, not beeing involved.
 

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