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Effect of carbon deposition over carbonaceous catalysts on CH4 decomposition and CH4-CO2 reforming

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An investigation was made using a continuous fixed bed reactor to understand the influence of carbon deposition obtained under different conditions on CH4-CO2 reforming. Thermogravimetry (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to study the characteristics of carbon deposition. It was found that the carbonaceous catalyst is an efficient catalyst in methane decomposition and CH4-CO2 reforming. The trend of methane decomposition at lower temperatures is similar to that at higher temperatures. The methane conversion is high during the initial of stage of the reaction, and then decays to a relatively fixed value after about 30 min. With temperature increase, the methane decomposition rate increases quickly. The reaction temperature has significant influence on methane decomposition, whereas the carbon deposition does not affect methane decomposition significantly. Different types of carbon deposition were formed at different methane decomposition reaction temperatures. The carbon deposition Type I generated at 900°C has a minor effect on CH4-CO2 reforming and it easily reacts with carbon dioxide, but the carbon deposition Type II generated at 1000°C and 1100°C clearly inhibits CH4-CO2 reforming and it is difficult to react with carbon dioxide. The results of XRD showed that some graphite structures were found in carbon deposition Type II.

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    Yongfa Zhang, Meng Zhang, Guojie Zhang & Huirong Zhang

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Zhang, Y., Zhang, M., Zhang, G. et al. Effect of carbon deposition over carbonaceous catalysts on CH4 decomposition and CH4-CO2 reforming. Front. Chem. Eng. China 4, 481–485 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-010-0523-8

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