TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of reactor materials on methane decomposition for hydrogen production
AU - Abbas, Hazzim F.
AU - Ashik, U. P.M.
AU - Mohammed, Salam A.
AU - Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors express their appreciation to the University of Malaya for the financial support (high-impact research fund, number UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/11 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - In this study, the catalytic effect of the internal surface of reactors constructed from stainless steel (SS310) for hydrogen production via methane decomposition has experimentally been proved and compared with a quartz-lined reactor. The effects of the methane decomposition temperature and volume-hourly-space velocity (VHSV) on hydrogen production, conversion of methane, and initial decomposition rates were investigated in an SS310 lab-scale reactor. Within the duration of the experiments, no change was recorded for hydrogen and methane concentration in all the experiments. The catalytic activity of the SS310 reactor's internal surface increased with increasing methane decomposition temperature (850−950 °C) and decreasing VHSV (37−52 h−1). The as-produced carbon was characterized using surface texture analysis, X-ray, and SEM-EDX.
AB - In this study, the catalytic effect of the internal surface of reactors constructed from stainless steel (SS310) for hydrogen production via methane decomposition has experimentally been proved and compared with a quartz-lined reactor. The effects of the methane decomposition temperature and volume-hourly-space velocity (VHSV) on hydrogen production, conversion of methane, and initial decomposition rates were investigated in an SS310 lab-scale reactor. Within the duration of the experiments, no change was recorded for hydrogen and methane concentration in all the experiments. The catalytic activity of the SS310 reactor's internal surface increased with increasing methane decomposition temperature (850−950 °C) and decreasing VHSV (37−52 h−1). The as-produced carbon was characterized using surface texture analysis, X-ray, and SEM-EDX.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112778748
VL - 174
SP - 127
EP - 136
JO - Chemical Engineering Research and Design
JF - Chemical Engineering Research and Design
SN - 0263-8762
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