Effects of nitrogen doping on the structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and activity of Ru/CNTs in ammonia decomposition

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 404-410

  Chen, Jiuling ^a   Zhu, Zhong Hua ^a   Wang, Shaobin ^b   Ma, Qing ^a   Rudolph, Victor ^a   Lu, Gao Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia decomposition; CNT supported Ru catalyst; Hydrogen production; Microwave plasma; Nitrogen doping

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION; CNT-SUPPORTED RU CATALYST; MICROWAVE PLASMA; NITROGEN-DOPING; RU CATALYSTS;

AMMONIA; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMISORPTION; DECOMPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROWAVES; NITROGEN; PHYSISORPTION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

NITROGEN PLASMA;

EID: 73249148832     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.10.062     Document Type: Article

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