Opened Zeolite Storage System (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Opened Zeolite Storage System

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One gram of zeolite has an internal surface of about 500 square meters. The pores absorb water to full saturation. When heated, the spheres dry up -- the storage system is charged. Once water is added again, the zeolite spheres release heat of up to 250 degrees C. Such a system plays a central role in a new, energy-saving production chain proposed by brewing engineers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen.

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Courtesy Birger Klitzing, RWTH Aachen

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