eprintid: 8323 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/83/23 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:20:13 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:20:13 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:12:22 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Awad, A. creators_name: Salam, A. creators_name: Abdullah, B. title: Thermocatalytic decomposition of methane/methanol mixture for hydrogen production: Effect of nickel loadings on alumina support ispublished: pub note: cited By 11; Conference of 2nd International Conference on Applied Science and Technology 2017, ICAST 2017 ; Conference Date: 3 April 2017 Through 5 April 2017; Conference Code:130920 abstract: Hydrogen produced by thermocatalytic decomposition of methane is termed as clean and alternative fuel however high reaction temperature and fast catalyst deactivation limitize the efficiency of this process. In this study nickel based catalyst supported on alumina with various Ni loadings were prepared by impregnation method and employed for TCD of methane/methanol mixture for hydrogen production. Surface area and pore volume were decreased by increasing the amount of nickel loading on alumina. The results revealed that both reaction temperature and nickel loading affected the reaction rates and catalyst deactivation time. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Thermogravematric analysis (TGA) were used for characterization of fresh and spent catalyst. Crystalline carbon was formed on the surface of the catalyst and was proved by TGA analysis. Methane yield increased as the reaction temperature was increased but the catalyst deactivation time was decreased as a lot carbon was encapsulated on the surface of the catalyst. © 2017 Author(s). date: 2017 publisher: American Institute of Physics Inc. official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031276999&doi=10.1063%2f1.5005363&partnerID=40&md5=a59a28cc1feb33a7bdb2bebbd5007e09 id_number: 10.1063/1.5005363 full_text_status: none publication: AIP Conference Proceedings volume: 1891 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9780735415737 issn: 0094243X citation: Awad, A. and Salam, A. and Abdullah, B. (2017) Thermocatalytic decomposition of methane/methanol mixture for hydrogen production: Effect of nickel loadings on alumina support. In: UNSPECIFIED.