Deactivation and kinetic studies of unsupported Ni and Ni-Co-Cu alloy catalysts used for hydrogen production by methane decomposition

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-91

  Wang, Hong Yan ^a   Lua, Aik Chong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alloy catalyst; Deactivation; Kinetic model; Methane decomposition; Nickel nano particle

Indexed keywords

ALLOY CATALYST; CATALYTIC DEACTIVATION; DEACTIVATION; DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE; EXPONENTIAL DECAY MODELS; KINETIC MODELING; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COPPER ALLOYS; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; METHANE; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION;

EID: 84892967747     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.100     Document Type: Article

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