Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 42, Issue 31, Pages 19755-19775Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.06.197
Keywords
Hydrogen production; Methane decomposition; Carbon catalysis; Deactivation; Regeneration
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21606183, 21536009]
- Natural Science Fundamental Research Program of Shaanxi Province [2016JQ2033]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2015M580871]
- Natural Science Foundation of Northwest University [15NW16]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Hydrogen and carbon materials are two promising research topics in the field of environmentally benign energy and material science, respectively. Hydrogen production by methane decomposition can avoid the formation of CO. during the fossil fuel life cycle, paving the route for the development of a low-carbon hydrogen economy. The development of state-of-the-art catalysts plays a crucial role in efficient methane conversion for co-production hydrogen and nanocarbons by catalytic methane decomposition (CMD), and considerable effort has been made to develop various carbon-based catalysts in this field. This work provided a critical review on the theoretical and technological background of CMD over carbon-based catalysts, and summarized the recent research progress on the diverse commercial (i.e., activated carbon, carbon black, graphite, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, etc.) or non-commercial carbon materials (including mesoporous carbon, hierarchical porous carbons, heteroatom doped carbon, carbon supported catalysts, and so on.) as catalysts or catalyst supports and their applications in CMD. The process descriptions along with operating parameters of CMD (such as reaction temperature, pressure, space velocity, feedstock purity, reactor type and material) and the catalyst characteristics (such as preparation method and conditions, catalyst type and particle size, textural properties and surface chemistry) were discussed. Additionally, potential origin of the catalytic activity, microscopic understanding on the catalyst deactivation and regeneration, perspectives and challenges were also outlined. (C) 2017 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available