Ni- and Fe-based catalysts for hydrogen and carbon nanofilament production by catalytic decomposition of methane in a rotary bed reactor

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1480-1488

  Pinilla, J L ^a   Utrilla, R ^a   Lazaro M J ^a   Moliner, R ^a   Suelves, I ^a   Garcia A B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalysts; Catalytic decomposition of methane; Hydrogen; Nanofibres; Nanotubes; Rotary bed reactor

Indexed keywords

BED REACTORS; CARBON NANOFIBRES; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE; CHAIN-LIKE; DEGREE OF STRUCTURAL ORDER; FE-BASED CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN YIELDS; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; METHANE CONVERSIONS; NANOFIBRES; NI-BASED CATALYST; ROTARY BED REACTOR; SINGLE-STEP;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79956371035     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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