Dependence of the Coating Carbon Layer Configuration of Cordierite Monolith on Coating Reaction Conditions in Methane Decomposition

Abstract

Dependence of the coating carbon layer configuration of cordierite monolith on reaction conditions in methane decomposition was investigated using N2 physisorption, SEM and TEM. The monolith surface area was increased after coating CNFs/CNTs. The microstructure of the coating layers in the coated monolith is dependent on the coating reaction conditions and the entanglement among CNFs/CNTs. High coating temperature and the presence of hydrogen in reaction gas for coating are advantageous to formation of CNTs. By comparison, coating layers of CNFs have better stability than that of CNTs in ultrasonic treatment.