Variation in noble metal morphology and its impact on functioning of hydrogen mitigation catalyst

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 10455-10467

  Sanap, Kiran K ^a   Varma, S ^b   Dalavi, D ^c   Patil, P S ^c   Waghmode, S B ^a   Bharadwaj, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen mitigation catalyst; LOCA; Palladium; Platinum; SEM

Indexed keywords

CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY; FLAMMABLE LIMITS; HYDROGEN MITIGATION; HYDROGEN MITIGATION CATALYST; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT CONDITIONS; NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; NOBLE METAL LOADING; PASSIVE AUTOCATALYTIC RECOMBINER; PHASE PURITY; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; STAINLESS STEEL WIRES; STATIC AIR; XRD;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; WIRE;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 80051579580     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.106     Document Type: Article

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