Numerical investigation on the number of active surface sites of carbon catalysts in the decomposition of methane

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2228-2234

  Younessi Sinaki, Maryam ^a   Hamdullahpur, Feridun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon catalyst; Methane decomposition; Numerical modeling; Reaction kinetics; Surface sites

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVE SURFACE SITES; CARBON CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; NUMBER OF ACTIVE SITES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SURFACE SITES; THERMOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84899985762     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14395     Document Type: Article

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