Title

On-Site Production Of Hydrogen From Hydrocarbon Fuels With Minimal Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Abstract

An efficient and economical process for the on-site (decentralized) production of hydrogen with minimal CO2 emissions was developed. H2 concentration in the effluent gas gradually decreased, which could be explained in terms of carbon catalyst deactivation due to the deposition of catalytically inactive form of carbon and the reduction in catalytic surface area. The catalytic activity of carbons produced from different hydrocarbons followed the order naphthalene > benzene > ethylene > propane > methane. Thus, carbon produced from methane was least catalytically active in methane decomposition reaction. On the other hand, the enhanced catalytic activity of carbon particles produced from ethylene and other unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons could potentially be used for the accelerating methane decomposition process (via in-situ generation of catalytically active carbon species). The technical feasibility of TCD of methane with the production of CO/CO2-free hydrogen-rich gas and carbon by product was discussed.

Publication Date

3-1-2003

Publication Title

ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints

Volume

48

Issue

1

Number of Pages

331-332

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0344553433 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0344553433

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