<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Decomposition of hydrocarbons was carried out on nickel and iron catalysts containing small amounts of calcium and aluminum oxides as structural promoters. Decomposition of methane, ethane and ethylene was studied under atmospheric pressure in the temperature range from 500 to 700 °C. The phase composition of the obtained samples was investigated using X-ray diffraction method. The role of nickel and iron carbides in the formation of carbon deposit was discussed.</p></abstract>

Decomposition of hydrocarbons was carried out on nickel and iron catalysts containing small amounts of calcium and aluminum oxides as structural promoters. Decomposition of methane, ethane and ethylene was studied under atmospheric pressure in the temperature range from 500 to 700 °C. The phase composition of the obtained samples was investigated using X-ray diffraction method. The role of nickel and iron carbides in the formation of carbon deposit was discussed.

Synthesis of nanocrystalline nickel and iron carbides by decomposition of hydrocarbons

Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Pulaskiego 10, 70-322, Szczecin, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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Decomposition of hydrocarbons was carried out on nickel and iron catalysts containing small amounts of calcium and aluminum oxides as structural promoters....

Synthesis of nanocrystalline nickel and iron carbides by decomposition of hydrocarbons

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 65 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0065-5

Keywords
nanocrystalline nickel carbide, nanocrystalline iron carbide, decomposition of hydrocarbons

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Synthesis of nanocrystalline nickel and iron carbides by decomposition of hydrocarbons

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 65 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0065-5

Keywordsnanocrystalline nickel carbide, nanocrystalline iron carbide, decomposition of hydrocarbons

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nanocrystalline nickel carbide, nanocrystalline iron carbide, decomposition of hydrocarbons