Thermogravimetric evolved gas analysis of urea and urea solutions with nickel alumina catalyst

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 565, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-45

  Jones, Jenny M ^a   Rollinson, Andrew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Nickel alumina catalyst; Simultaneous thermal analysis; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NICKEL; STEAM REFORMING; THERMOANALYSIS; UREA;

EVOLVED GAS ANALYSIS; FIRST EPISODES; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; NICKEL-ALUMINA CATALYST; SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF UREA; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC; UREA DECOMPOSITION;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878008336     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2013.04.034     Document Type: Article

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