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Hydrogen Production from Methane Cracking in Dielectric Barrier Discharge Catalytic Plasma Reactor Using a Nanocatalyst

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  • Asif Hussain Khoja

    (Fossil Fuels Laboratory, Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, US-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Abul Kalam Azad

    (School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Faisal Saleem

    (Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 38000, Faisalabad Campus, Pakistan)

  • Bilal Alam Khan

    (Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Salman Raza Naqvi

    (School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Taqi Mehran

    (School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Nor Aishah Saidina Amin

    (Chemical Reaction Engineering Group, School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia)

Abstract

The study experimentally investigated a novel approach for producing hydrogen from methane cracking in dielectric barrier discharge catalytic plasma reactor using a nanocatalyst. Plasma-catalytic methane (CH 4 ) cracking was undertaken in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) catalytic plasma reactor using Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 . The Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 was synthesised through co-precipitation followed customised hydrothermal method. The physicochemical properties of the catalyst were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy—energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 shows a porous structure spinel MgAl 2 O 4 and thermal stability. In the catalytic-plasma methane cracking, the Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 shows 80% of the maximum conversion of CH 4 with H 2 selectivity 75%. Furthermore, the stability of the catalyst was encouraging 16 h with CH 4 conversion above 75%, and the selectivity of H 2 was above 70%. This is attributed to the synergistic effect of the catalyst and plasma. The plasma-catalytic CH 4 cracking is a promising technology for the simultaneous H 2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) production for energy storage applications.

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  • Asif Hussain Khoja & Abul Kalam Azad & Faisal Saleem & Bilal Alam Khan & Salman Raza Naqvi & Muhammad Taqi Mehran & Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, 2020. "Hydrogen Production from Methane Cracking in Dielectric Barrier Discharge Catalytic Plasma Reactor Using a Nanocatalyst," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:22:p:5921-:d:444490
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    1. Wang, Xiaoling & Gao, Yuan & Zhang, Shuai & Sun, Hao & Li, Jie & Shao, Tao, 2019. "Nanosecond pulsed plasma assisted dry reforming of CH4: The effect of plasma operating parameters," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 243(C), pages 132-144.
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