Continuous Hydrogen Evolution from Tetrahydronaphthalene over Palladium Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon Fibers

Abstract

The continuous production of hydrogen from tetrahydronaphthalene ( 1 ) is achieved effectively using Pd/ACF catalysts (where ACF is activated carbon fiber) in a common fixed-bed flow reactor. Thus, the reaction efficiency is almost five times higher than that in a batch reactor under similar reaction conditions. Furthermore, cyclohexane ( 3 ) and decahydronaphthalene ( 4 ) can also be used as a hydrogen source in the reaction system.