Methane decomposition on Fe-Cu Raney-type catalysts

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1234-1240

  Cunha, A F ^a   Orfao J J M ^a   Figueiredo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Fe Cu incipient alloying; Hydrogen production; Methane decomposition; Raney type catalysts

Indexed keywords

ALLOY FORMATION; CARBON DEPOSITES; DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE; EQUILIBRIUM CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONVERSION; FE CATALYST; FE-CU INCIPIENT ALLOYING; IN-SITU; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; RANEY-TYPE CATALYSTS; TYPE SYSTEMS;

ALLOYING; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSIS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRON ALLOYS; METHANE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 70349183469     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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