Novel aluminosilicate hollow sphere as a catalyst support for methane decomposition to CO x -free hydrogen production

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 287, Issue , 2013, Pages 415-422

  Awadallah, A E ^a   Ahmed, W ^a   Noor El Din, M R ^a   Aboul Enein, A A ^a  

^a EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicate hollow sphere; Cobalt; Hydrogen production; MWCNTs; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SPHERES; YARN;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; GRAPHITIZATION DEGREE; HOLLOW SPHERE; HOLLOW SPHERE STRUCTURES; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; MICRO-EMULSION METHODS; MWCNTS; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84897057467     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.09.173     Document Type: Article

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