Production of Hydrogen by Pyrolysis of Methane over Carbon Materials

K. Murata, K. Uchida, H. Ushijima, and K. Fujita
[Sekiyu Gakkaishi, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 51-53, 1996]

The pyrolysis of methane to obtain hydrogen, over various carbonaceous materials as catalysts, were examined. It was found that novel carbon families such as C₆₀ soots, in addition to conventional graphite and activated carbons, could be useful as a heterogeneous catalyst. Further, the external surface of the soots rather than the internal micropores was found to play an important role in the reaction of methane.