Characterization of nanofibrous carbon produced at pilot-scale in a fluidized bed reactor by methane decomposition

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 170-176

  Pinilla, J L ^a   Lazaro M J ^a   Suelves, I ^a   Moliner, R ^a   Palacios, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrogen production; Methane catalytic decomposition

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GAS-FLOW VELOCITY; METHANE CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; NICKEL BASED CATALYSTS; OPERATING CONDITION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PILOT SCALE; PRODUCTION SCALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SPACE VELOCITIES; TEM; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED OXIDATION; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS PRODUCERS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; METHANE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 72049121447     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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