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4 Conclusions and Recommendations
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 51-54
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On the other hand, recognizing Bat long-tenn applications may require as much as 20 years to develop and that solar energy will be more widely used as fossil fuels are depleted and environmental considerations become increasingly important, the committee strongly encourages basic research in solar photo-driven and thellllal processes. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Personnel Water and wastewater treatment, waste treatment, materials processing and synthesis, photochemical and photobiological syntheses, solar pumping of lasers, and biomass and fuel 51
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The proposed fundamental research should be followed by bench-scale experiments and, where appropriate, large-scale experiments, in order to both strengthen the knowledge base' and evaluate innovative technologies. Market Analysis A recurring theme throughout this report is the need for a reliable, comprehensive analysis of the market opportunities and business-related issues of the proposed applications of concentrated solar photons.
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Expansion of the knowledge base to cover nonconcentrating solar reactors and improvements in photocatalyst performance (via electron transfer enhancement, catalyst surface concentration of the contaminants, and integration with other treatment operations, such as carbon adsorption) is recommended.
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While many chemical and biochemical reactions cam be initiated by light and many are involved in vital natural biochemical and atmospher~c cycles, no immediate applications have been found in which concentrated solar photons can compete with current industrial processes. Nevertheless, existing new discoveries can be envisioned, and continued innovative fundamental research is encouraged For example, research aimed at identifying organisms, such as beta-carotene-producing marine algae, that survive under high irradiance and produce high-value biochem~cals is recommended.
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