The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane

Direct decomposition of methane was carried out using a fixed-bed reactor at 700oC for the production of COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers. The catalytic performance of NiOM/ SiO2 catalysts (where M = AgO, CoO, CuO, FeO, MnOx, and MoO) in methane decomposition was investigated. The experimenta...

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Main Authors: Chai, Siang-Piao, Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein, Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
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Language:English
Published: 2006
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author Chai, Siang-Piao
Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein
Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
author_facet Chai, Siang-Piao
Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein
Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
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description Direct decomposition of methane was carried out using a fixed-bed reactor at 700oC for the production of COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers. The catalytic performance of NiOM/ SiO2 catalysts (where M = AgO, CoO, CuO, FeO, MnOx, and MoO) in methane decomposition was investigated. The experimental results indicate that among the tested catalysts, NiO/SiO2 promoted with CuO gave the highest hydrogen yield. In addition, the examination of the most suitable catalyst support, including Al2O3, CeO2, La2O3, SiO2, and TiO2, shows that the decomposition of methane over NiO-CuO favors SiO2 support. Furthermore, the optimum ratio of NiO to CuO on SiO2 support for methane decomposition has been determined. The experimental results show that the optimum weight ratio of NiO to CuO fell at 8:2 (w/w) as the highest methane conversion was obtained over this catalyst.
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spelling utm-3632017-08-24T01:33:07Z http://eprints.utm.my/363/ The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane Chai, Siang-Piao Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein Mohamed, Abdul Rahman TP Chemical technology Direct decomposition of methane was carried out using a fixed-bed reactor at 700oC for the production of COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers. The catalytic performance of NiOM/ SiO2 catalysts (where M = AgO, CoO, CuO, FeO, MnOx, and MoO) in methane decomposition was investigated. The experimental results indicate that among the tested catalysts, NiO/SiO2 promoted with CuO gave the highest hydrogen yield. In addition, the examination of the most suitable catalyst support, including Al2O3, CeO2, La2O3, SiO2, and TiO2, shows that the decomposition of methane over NiO-CuO favors SiO2 support. Furthermore, the optimum ratio of NiO to CuO on SiO2 support for methane decomposition has been determined. The experimental results show that the optimum weight ratio of NiO to CuO fell at 8:2 (w/w) as the highest methane conversion was obtained over this catalyst. 2006-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/363/1/SiangPiaoChai2006_Theproductionofcox-freehydrogen.pdf Chai, Siang-Piao and Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein and Mohamed, Abdul Rahman (2006) The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane. In: 1st International Conference on Natural Resources Engineering & Technology 2006, 24-25th July 2006, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Chai, Siang-Piao
Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein
Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title_full The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title_fullStr The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title_full_unstemmed The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title_short The production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
title_sort production of cox-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers from direct catalytic decomposition of methane
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/363/
http://eprints.utm.my/363/1/SiangPiaoChai2006_Theproductionofcox-freehydrogen.pdf