Electrified Catalysts for Endothermic Chemical Processes: Materials Needs, Advances, and Challenges

• Published in: ACS Engineering Au Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 71 - 90
• Main Authors: Idamakanti, Meghana, Ledesma, Elmer B., Ratnakar, Ram R., Harold, Michael P., Balakotaiah, Vemuri, Bollini, Praveen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 21.02.2024
• Subjects: FeCrAlloy; parallel wire reactors; Joule heating; electrothermal catalysis; electrification; kinetics; structured reactors; deactivation; washcoating

Large-scale endothermic chemical processes, as currently practiced, employ tubular reactors that are heated externally through the combustion of fossil fuels, and are highly carbon-intensive. Joule-heated reactors in which electric currents flowing through the catalyst are used to provide thermal en...