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NNadir

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3. Yes this is true. On occassion this kind of work...

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 09:17 AM

Jan 2024

...is published in connection with solar thermal plants, but this is not realistic.

I believe thermochemical cycles are published with a solar connection with an eye to getting funding and not because they're even remotely viable.

Almost all thermochemical publications are adaptable to nuclear settings however which is why I make a point of reading them.

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A stable complex of Terbium +4. [View all] NNadir Jan 2024 OP

Interesting! I knew about Pr+4, but not Tb+4. Of course I had to go a-Googling ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2024 #1

It sounds as if the utility of terbium/cerium as a catalyst is limited to very high energy environments. erronis Jan 2024 #2

Yes this is true. On occassion this kind of work... NNadir Jan 2024 #3