Catalytic Decomposition of Natural Gas into the Carbon and Hydrogen

One of the major troubles caused by the activity of human beings in modern societies is the increasing rate of global warming that can be linked to increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Many attempts have been made to reduce this rate. One of the optimistic options that being explored for reductions in anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions is using hydrogen as fuel instead of gasoline or natural gas. Different methods are being explored and suggested for overcoming to this problem, while the economic issue is one of the major concerns. About ۵۰ percent of the word's hydrogen is extracted from natural gas, with about ۴۰ percent coming from steam methane reforming that its cost is relatively high.[۱] The electrical spark or arc discharge methods or using catalyst to decompose natural gas into the heavier hydrocarbons, carbon, and molecular hydrogen is suggested, up to date. Here we are reporting the results of some experiments that different catalysts were used to decompose the natural gas components into the carbon and hydrogen.

کلیدواژه ها:

Natural Gas ، Hydrogen Formation ، Catalyst ، Nickel