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Characteristics and catalytic properties of Ni/CaAlOₓ catalyst for hydrogen-enriched syngas production from pyrolysis-steam reforming of biomass sawdust (2015)
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Chen, F., Wu, C., Dong, L., Vassallo, A., Williams, P. T., & Huang, J. (2016). Characteristics and catalytic properties of Ni/CaAlOₓ catalyst for hydrogen-enriched syngas production from pyrolysis-steam reforming of biomass sawdust. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 183, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.10.028

The production of hydrogen-enriched syngas from the thermo-chemical conversion of biomass was studied using Ni/CaAlOₓ catalysts prepared by co-precipitation method. The effect of Ca addition with different molar ratios of Ca:Al (1:3, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1, 3... Read More about Characteristics and catalytic properties of Ni/CaAlOₓ catalyst for hydrogen-enriched syngas production from pyrolysis-steam reforming of biomass sawdust.

Plasma-photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ at low temperatures: Understanding the synergistic effect of plasma-catalysis (2015)
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Mei, D., Zhu, X., Wu, C., Ashford, B., Williams, P. T., & Tu, X. (2016). Plasma-photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ at low temperatures: Understanding the synergistic effect of plasma-catalysis. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 182(March), 525-532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.09.052

A coaxial dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor has been developed for plasma-catalytic conversion of pure CO₂ into CO and O₂ at low temperatures (

The use of different metal catalysts for the simultaneous production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from pyrolysis of plastic feedstocks (2015)
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Acomb, J. C., Wu, C., & Williams, P. T. (2016). The use of different metal catalysts for the simultaneous production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from pyrolysis of plastic feedstocks. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 180(January), 497-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.06.054

Nickel, iron, cobalt and copper catalysts were prepared by impregnation and used to produce carbon nanotubes and hydrogen gas from a LDPE feedstock. A two stage catalytic pyrolysis process was used to enable large yields of both products. Plastics sa... Read More about The use of different metal catalysts for the simultaneous production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from pyrolysis of plastic feedstocks.

Catalytic steam reforming of volatiles released via pyrolysis of wood sawdust for hydrogen-rich gas production on Fe–Zn/Al2O3 nanocatalysts (2015)
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Chen, F., Wu, C., Dong, L., Jin, F., Williams, P. T., & Huang, J. (2015). Catalytic steam reforming of volatiles released via pyrolysis of wood sawdust for hydrogen-rich gas production on Fe–Zn/Al2O3 nanocatalysts. Fuel, 158(October), 999-1005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.05.040

Thermo-chemical processing of biomass is a promising alternative to produce renewable hydrogen as a clean fuel or renewable syngas for a sustainable chemical industry. However, the fast deactivation of catalysts due to coke formation and sintering li... Read More about Catalytic steam reforming of volatiles released via pyrolysis of wood sawdust for hydrogen-rich gas production on Fe–Zn/Al2O3 nanocatalysts.

CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis (2015)
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Wu, C., Budarin, V. L., Wang, M., Sharifi, V., Gronnow, M. J., Wu, Y., …Williams, P. T. (2015). CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis. Applied energy, 157, 533-539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.075

Thermal-chemical processing of biomass is expected to provide renewable and clean energy and fuels in the future. Due to the nature of endothermic reactions, microwave and conventional heating have been applied to this technology. However, more studi... Read More about CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis.

Pyrolysis-catalytic reforming/gasification of waste tires for production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen (2015)
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Zhang, Y., Wu, C., Nahil, M. A., & Williams, P. (2015). Pyrolysis-catalytic reforming/gasification of waste tires for production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen. Energy and Fuels, 29(5), 3328-3334. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00408

The production of high-value carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from the two-stage pyrolysis catalytic-steam reforming/gasification of waste tires have been investigated. The catalysts used were Co/Al₂ O₃ , Cu/Al₂ O₃ , Fe/Al₂ O₃ and Ni/Al₂ O₃ . The pyroly... Read More about Pyrolysis-catalytic reforming/gasification of waste tires for production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen.