Hydrogen and multiwall carbon nanotubes production by catalytic decomposition of methane: Thermogravimetric analysis and scaling-up of Fe-Mo catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3698-3709

  Torres, D ^a   Pinilla, J L ^a   Lazaro M J ^a   Moliner, R ^a   Suelves, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bamboo carbon nanotubes; Bimetallic catalysts; Fe catalysts; Hydrogen; Multiwall carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894070824     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.127     Document Type: Article

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