title: A High-Performance, Low-Tortuosity Wood-Carbon Monolith Reactor.
abstract: A highly efficient 3D wood-derived carbon monolith reactor with a low tortuosity is demonstrated for high-temperature reaction applications, using catalytic steam reforming of biomass tar as the model system. Outstanding catalytic activity is achieved as the reactant gases flow through this 3D natural wood-derived catalyst, where over 99% toluene conversion and good stability at 700 °C are observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Yangang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
authors.forename: Guanwu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Jiaqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morgenstern
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Yanbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
authors.forename: Shifei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Mingwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Siddhartha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
authors.forename: Lifeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Liangbing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hu
keywords: 3D flow-through reactors; low tortuosity; steam reforming; wood-carbon monolith