Formic Acid Decomposition Using Palladium-Zinc Preformed Colloidal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibre in Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors: Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling Studies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Catalyst Preparation
2.2. Catalytic Tests
3. Modelling Methodology
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Catalyst Characterisation
4.2. Modelling Results
4.2.1. Batch Reactor Validation
4.2.2. Packed-Bed Flow Reactor Validation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Hafeez, S.; Harkou, E.; Adamou, P.; Barlocco, I.; Zanella, E.; Manos, G.; Al-Salem, S.M.; Chen, X.; Delgado, J.J.; Dimitratos, N.; et al. Formic Acid Decomposition Using Palladium-Zinc Preformed Colloidal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibre in Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors: Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling Studies. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 2993. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13232993
Hafeez S, Harkou E, Adamou P, Barlocco I, Zanella E, Manos G, Al-Salem SM, Chen X, Delgado JJ, Dimitratos N, et al. Formic Acid Decomposition Using Palladium-Zinc Preformed Colloidal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibre in Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors: Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling Studies. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(23):2993. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13232993
Chicago/Turabian StyleHafeez, Sanaa, Eleana Harkou, Panayiota Adamou, Ilaria Barlocco, Elisa Zanella, George Manos, Sultan M. Al-Salem, Xiaowei Chen, Juan Josè Delgado, Nikolaos Dimitratos, and et al. 2023. "Formic Acid Decomposition Using Palladium-Zinc Preformed Colloidal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanofibre in Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors: Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling Studies" Nanomaterials 13, no. 23: 2993. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13232993