@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001584, title = {Durability Enhancement of CaSO4 in Repetitive Operation of Chemical Heat Pump}, author = {Y. Shiren and M. Masuzawa and H. Ohkura and T. Yamagata and Y. Aman and N. Kobayashi}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {An important problem for the CaSO4/CaSO4・1/2H2O Chemical heat pump (CHP) is that the material is deactivated through repetitive reaction between hydration and dehydration in which the crystal phase of the material is transformed from III-CaSO4 to II-CaSO4. We investigated suppression on the phase change by adding a sulfated compound. The most effective material was MgSO4. MgSO4 doping increased the durability of CaSO4 in the actual CHP repetitive cycle of hydration/dehydration to 3.6 times that of undoped CaSO4. The MgSO4-doped CaSO4 showed a higher phase transition temperature and activation energy for crystal transformation from III-CaSO4 to II-CaSO4. MgSO4 doping decreased the crystal lattice size of CaSO4・1/2H2O and II-CaSO4 to smaller than that of undoped CaSO4. Modification of the crystal structure is considered to be related to the durability change in CaSO4 resulting from MgSO4 doping.}, journal = {International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {7}, year = {2015}, pages = {803 - 807}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001584}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/103}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 103, 2015}, }