Toward practical application of H2generation from ammonia decomposition guided by rational catalyst design

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 220-237

  García Bordejé, Enrique ^a   Armenise, Sabino ^a   Roldán, Laura ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia decomposition; Structured reactor; Supported metal catalyst

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION; CATALYST NANO PARTICLES; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; HOLISTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURED REACTORS; SUPPORTED-METAL CATALYSTS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84898023060     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: 15205703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2014.903637     Document Type: Review

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