Synthesis of nanocarbons via ethanol dry reforming over a carbon steel catalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 186-194

  Blanchard, Jasmin ^a   Oudghiri Hassani, Hicham ^a   Abatzoglou, Nicolas ^a   Jankhah, Sepideh ^a   Gitzhofer, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofilaments (CNF); Catalyst; CO2 sequestration; Dry reforming; Ethanol; FEG; Steel; XRD

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON STEEL; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CURING; DRYING; ETHANOL; FIELD EMISSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IRON ORES; MAGNETITE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; STEEL; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

A-CARBON; BENCH-SCALE; CARBON NANOFILAMENTS; CARBON NANOFILAMENTS (CNF); CATALYST; CATALYST SURFACES; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; DIFFERENTIAL REACTORS; DRY REFORMING; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UPS; FEG; FIELD-EMISSION GUN; FIXED-BED REACTORS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPH; NANO-CARBONS; REACTION PRODUCTS; STEEL SURFACES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XRD;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 50649104815     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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