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A process for recovering thermal energy from a low-level heat source has been devised. The process utilises the heat generated when nitric acid and water are mixed. The temperature rise in a single-effect unit is about 20 °C, but a higher temperature is attained in a multiple-effect unit.
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Wakao, N., Nojo, K. Nitric acid cycle process for extracting thermal energy from low-level heat sources. Nature 273, 25–27 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/273025a0
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