Dual-production of nickel foam supported carbon nanotubes and hydrogen by methane catalytic decomposition

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12307-12316

  Xiong, Jun ^a   Dong, Xinfa ^a   Dong, Yingchao ^b   Hao, Xufeng ^c   Hampshire, Stuart ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c Zhengzhou Science and Information Technology Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Methane catalytic decomposition; Ni catalyst; Nickel foam

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC STABILITY; DISPERSED NI; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH REACTION TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; METHANE CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; NI CATALYSTS; NI FOAM; NI LOADING; NICKEL FOAM; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SEM AND TEM; SPACE VELOCITIES; WEIGHT HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY; WET IMPREGNATION METHOD;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON NANOTUBES; HYDROGEN; LOADING; METHANE; NICKEL; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84864991661     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.068     Document Type: Article

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