relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/15028/
title: Catalytic decomposition of 2 methanol in methane over metallic catalyst by fixed-bed catalytic reactor
creator: Awad, A.
creator: Ahmed, I.
creator: Qadir, D.
creator: Khan, M.S.
creator: Idris, A.
description: The structure and performance of promoted Ni/Al2O3 with Cu via thermocatalytic decomposition (TCD) of CH4 mixture (2 CH3OH) were studied. Mesoporous Cat-1 and Cat-2 were synthesized by the impregnation method. The corresponding peaks of nickel oxide and copper oxide in the XRD showed the presence of nickel and copper oxides as a mixed alloy in the calcined catalyst. Temperature program reduction (TPR) showed that Cu enhanced the reducibility of the catalyst as the peak of nickel oxide shifted toward a lower temperature due to the interaction strength of the metal particles and support. The impregnation of 10 Cu on Cat-1 drastically improved the catalytic performance and exhibited 68 CH4 conversion, and endured its activity for 6 h compared with Cat-1, which deactivated after 4 h. The investigation of the spent carbon showed that various forms of carbon were obtained as a by-product of TCD, including graphene fiber (GF), carbon nanofiber (CNF), and multi-wall carbon nanofibers (MWCNFs) on the active sites of Cat-2 and Cat-1, following various kinds of growth mechanisms. The presence of the D and G bands in the Raman spectroscopy confirmed the mixture of amorphous and crystalline morphology of the deposited carbon. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
publisher: MDPI AG
date: 2021
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Awad, A. and Ahmed, I. and Qadir, D. and Khan, M.S. and Idris, A.  (2021) Catalytic decomposition of 2 methanol in methane over metallic catalyst by fixed-bed catalytic reactor.  Energies, 14 (8).   ISSN 19961073     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85106232778&doi=10.3390%2fen14082220&partnerID=40&md5=6bd0f066ae3284406cf4e210558af227
relation: 10.3390/en14082220
identifier: 10.3390/en14082220