title: Catalytic Methane Decomposition over Fe-Al2 O3.
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.
authors.affiliation: KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. lu.zhou@kaust.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Linga Reddy
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Enakonda
authors.affiliation: KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saih
authors.affiliation: Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loptain
authors.affiliation: Paris Saclay Research Center, Materials Sciences, AIR LIQUIDE Research & Development.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gary
authors.affiliation: Paris Saclay Research Center, Materials Sciences, AIR LIQUIDE Research & Development.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del-Gallo
authors.affiliation: KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. jeanmarie.basset@kaust.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Basset
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D007501:Iron; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D008697:Methane
keywords: decomposition; hercynite; hydrogen; iron; methane