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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Influence of Metal Composition and Support Material on Carbon Yield and Quality in the Direct Decomposition of Methane.

Uidam Jun, Bon-Jun Ku, Yeji Gwon, Dong-Hyun Kim, Mansu Kim, I-Jeong Jeon, Hongjin Lee, Jae-Oh Shim, Kyubock Lee

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Heterogeneous Catalysis Is Full of Challenges.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Uidam JunGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0008-6080-4285
Bon-Jun KuGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Yeji GwonGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Hyun KimGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7971-2478
Mansu KimDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
I-Jeong JeonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan-si 54538, Republic of Korea.
Hongjin LeeGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Oh ShimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan-si 54538, Republic of Korea.
Kyubock LeeGraduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3659-8748

Funding

Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea RS-2024-00404073National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00351666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A series of catalysts were synthesized via a combination of evaporation-induced self-assembly and spray pyrolysis; they were then applied to the direct decomposition of methane. Among them, Ni-Cu/MgO catalysts exhibited the smallest Ni particle size (~9 nm), attributed to the Cu-induced suppression of Ni crystal growth during synthesis. These catalysts achieved the highest carbon yield, primarily due to the enhanced dispersion and nanoscale size of Ni particles. The interaction between methane and the catalysts, as well as the structural and electrical properties of the resulting carbon nanotubes, such as crystallinity and conductivity, were investigated with respect to the support material (MgO vs. Al

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carbon nanotubedirect decomposition of methaneNi/Al2O3Ni-Cu/MgOspray pyrolysis

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PMID40363709
PMCPMC12074303

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