Catalytic Methane Decomposition over Fe-Al2 O3

Lu Zhou; Linga Reddy Enakonda; Youssef Saih; Sergei Loptain; Daniel Gary; Pascal Del-Gallo; Jean-Marie Basset

doi:10.1002/cssc.201600310

Catalytic Methane Decomposition over Fe-Al2 O3

ChemSusChem. 2016 Jun 8;9(11):1243-8. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201600310. Epub 2016 May 9.

Authors

Lu Zhou¹, Linga Reddy Enakonda², Youssef Saih², Sergei Loptain³, Daniel Gary⁴, Pascal Del-Gallo⁴, Jean-Marie Basset⁵

Affiliations

¹ KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. lu.zhou@kaust.edu.sa.
² KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
³ Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Paris Saclay Research Center, Materials Sciences, AIR LIQUIDE Research & Development.
⁵ KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. jeanmarie.basset@kaust.edu.sa.

PMID: 27159367
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600310

Abstract

The presence of a Fe-FeAl2 O4 structure over an Fe-Al2 O3 catalysts is demonstrated to be vital for the catalytic methane decomposition (CMD) activity. After H2 reduction at 750 °C, Fe-Al2 O3 prepared by means of a fusion method, containing 86.5 wt % FeAl2 O4 and 13.5 wt % Fe(0) , showed a stable CMD activity at 750 °C for as long as 10 h.

Keywords: decomposition; hercynite; hydrogen; iron; methane.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aluminum Oxide / chemistry*
Catalysis
Iron / chemistry*
Methane / chemistry*
Temperature

Substances

Iron
Aluminum Oxide
Methane