Production of hydrogen from methane over alumina supported Ni-Co catalysts

Anis Hamza Fakeeh*, Wasim Ullah Khan, Ahmed Sadeq Al-Fatesh, Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed

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Abstract

Nickel and Cobalt based bimetallic catalysts over alumina support were prepared by the co-precipitation method for the investigation of hydrogen production via catalytic decomposition of methane. Effect of different important parameters such as reaction temperature, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) and metal loading were studied. The catalytic activity and stability results revealed that the catalyst having 25wt% each of Ni and Co (25NCA) exhibited the best performance among all the catalysts tested. The textural and morphological nature of the calcined and spent catalysts were examined using different characterization techniques including BET surface area, temperatureprogrammed reduction (TPR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, WHEC 2014
PublisherCommittee of WHEC2014
Pages1647-1654
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780000000002
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name20th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, WHEC 2014
Volume3

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotube
  • Cobalt
  • Hydrogen
  • Methane Decomposition
  • Nickel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology

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