Kinetic reaction and deactivation studies on thermocatalytic decomposition of methane by electroless nickel plating catalyst

Hydrogen produced by thermocatalytic decomposition of methane is a promising approach to reduce the greenhouse gas effects on environment. A series of experiments were carried out to study the intrinsic kinetic reaction rate, reaction mechanism and catalyst deactivation in methane decomposition using electroless nickel plating on SBA-15 as the catalyst in a fixed bed reactor. The experiments were conducted under atmospheric pressure at a...