Deactivation of nickel catalysts in methane cracking reaction: Effect of bimodal meso-macropore structure of silica support

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 364-371

  Tanggarnjanavalukul, Chan ^a   Donphai, Waleeporn ^a   Witoon, Thongthai ^a,b   Chareonpanich, Metta ^a,b   Limtrakul, Jumras ^a,b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PTT   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bimodal pore; Catalytic deactivation; Mesoporous macroporous silica; Methane cracking reaction; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; CRACKS; DIFFUSION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METHANE; NICKEL; SILICA;

BIMODAL PORE; BIMODAL POROUS SILICA; CATALYTIC DEACTIVATION; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; INCIPIENT WETNESS IMPREGNATION METHOD; LOWER REACTION TEMPERATURE; MESOPOROUS-MACROPOROUS; METHANE CRACKING;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84908377486     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.112     Document Type: Article

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