nuclear reactors to produce hydrogen and carbon from methane or natural gas by direct
contact pyrolysis, a process that features zero greenhouse gas emissions. Methane or
natural gas was bubbled through a bed of either low-melting-point metals (eg, lead or tin),
granular or catalytic materials (eg, silicon carbide, α-alumina, NiMo/γ-alumina), or a
mechanical mixture of molten metal and solid media. The methane conversions were found …
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Currently petroleum refining is by far the biggest consumer of pure hydrogen, but the major
petroleum companies and vehicle manufacturers, are orienting their industry towards a
hydrogen economy. Motivations for exploring hydrogen as the leading alternative energy
are to assure a future energy supply through a renewable energy source, and to solve
global environmental problems through reducing CO2 emissions, and improving air quality.
It is predicted that the world demand for hydrogen will grow by 10%/yr over the next five …