Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2017, Volume : 8, Issue : 3
First page : ( 429) Last page : ( 431)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00238.8

Hydrogen Production VIA Catalytic Decomposition of Methane

Shanmugapriya T¹, Balasubramanian V²

¹Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, AMET University, Chennai

²Professor& HOD, Department of Chemistry, AMET University, Chennai

Online published on 24 October, 2017.

Abstract

Methane decay on different Ni-bolstered impetuses has been examined as a strategy for generation of sans co hydrogen for use in energy components. The low levels of CO shaped because of the collaboration of surface carbon (framed from methane disintegration) with the help have been quantitatively investigated (part per million levels) by methanation of the CO and consequent examination by fire ionization location (FID). This examination highlights the reliance of the sort of carbon shaped and the measure of CO developed on the idea of the help. No filamentous carbon was seen on Ni/H-ZSM-5 at hoisted methane deterioration temperatures, though Ni/HY and Ni/SiO2 indicated filamentous carbon arrangement over the whole temperature go examined (723 K to 873 K). While two types of carbon (carbidic and graphitic) were seen on the Ni/SiO2 after methane disintegration at 723 K, just graphitic carbon was seen at 823 K. The rate of CO development was seen to be most elevated on Ni/H-ZSM-5 and least on Ni/SiO2. The CO arrangement rates demonstrated a typical pattern for every one of the impetuses: high starting rates taken after by a lower balanced out rate. The CO development rates were found to increment with expanding temperature. The CO content in the hydrogen stream was ca. 50 ppm and 250 ppm for Ni/SiO2 and Ni/HY, individually, after the CO creation rates settled. The low levels of CO combined with the dependability of the impetuses for methane decay make this a fascinating theoretical process for hydrogen creation for energy component applications. Recovery considers have demonstrated that there is no loss of movement for methane deterioration at 723 K on Ni/H-ZSM-5 over numerous response cycles.

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Keywords

Methane, Ni/SiO2, CO, Ni/H-ZSM-5.

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