Methane decomposition reaction has been studied at three different activation temperatures(500℃,800℃ and950℃)over mesoporous alumina supported Ni–Fe and Mn–Fe based bimetallic catalysts.On co-impregnation of Ni...Methane decomposition reaction has been studied at three different activation temperatures(500℃,800℃ and950℃)over mesoporous alumina supported Ni–Fe and Mn–Fe based bimetallic catalysts.On co-impregnation of Ni on Fe/Al2O3the activity of the catalyst was retained even at the high activation temperature at 950℃ and up to180 min.The Ni promotion enhanced the reducibility of Fe/Al2O3oxides showing higher catalytic activity with a hydrogen yield of 69%.The reactivity of bimetallic Mn and Fe over Al2O3catalyst decreased at 800℃ and 950℃ activation temperatures.Regeneration studies revealed that the catalyst could be effectively recycled up to 9times.The addition of O2(1 ml,2 ml,4 ml)in the feed enhanced substantially CH4conversion,the yield of hydrogen and the stability of the catalyst.展开更多
A4-port multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)antenna exhibiting lowmutual coupling andUWBperformance is developed.The octagonal-shaped four-antenna elements are connected with a 50microstrip feed line that is arranged...A4-port multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)antenna exhibiting lowmutual coupling andUWBperformance is developed.The octagonal-shaped four-antenna elements are connected with a 50microstrip feed line that is arranged rotationally to achieve the orthogonal polarization for improving the MIMO system performance.The antenna has a wideband impedance bandwidth of 7.5GHz with S11<−10 dB from(103.44%)3.5–11GHz and inter-element isolation higher than 20 dB.Antenna validation is carried out by verifying the simulated and measured results after fabricating the antenna.The results in the form of omnidirectional radiation patterns,peak gain(≥4 dBi),and Envelope Correlation Coefficient(ECC)(≤0.01)are extracted to validate the suggested antenna performance.Aswell,time-domain analysis was investigated to demonstrate the operation of the suggested antenna in wideband applications.Finally,the simulated and experimental outcomes have almost similar tendenciesmaking the antenna suitable for its use in UWBMIMOapplications.展开更多
基金the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for its funding this research group No.(RG-1436-119)
文摘Methane decomposition reaction has been studied at three different activation temperatures(500℃,800℃ and950℃)over mesoporous alumina supported Ni–Fe and Mn–Fe based bimetallic catalysts.On co-impregnation of Ni on Fe/Al2O3the activity of the catalyst was retained even at the high activation temperature at 950℃ and up to180 min.The Ni promotion enhanced the reducibility of Fe/Al2O3oxides showing higher catalytic activity with a hydrogen yield of 69%.The reactivity of bimetallic Mn and Fe over Al2O3catalyst decreased at 800℃ and 950℃ activation temperatures.Regeneration studies revealed that the catalyst could be effectively recycled up to 9times.The addition of O2(1 ml,2 ml,4 ml)in the feed enhanced substantially CH4conversion,the yield of hydrogen and the stability of the catalyst.
文摘A4-port multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)antenna exhibiting lowmutual coupling andUWBperformance is developed.The octagonal-shaped four-antenna elements are connected with a 50microstrip feed line that is arranged rotationally to achieve the orthogonal polarization for improving the MIMO system performance.The antenna has a wideband impedance bandwidth of 7.5GHz with S11<−10 dB from(103.44%)3.5–11GHz and inter-element isolation higher than 20 dB.Antenna validation is carried out by verifying the simulated and measured results after fabricating the antenna.The results in the form of omnidirectional radiation patterns,peak gain(≥4 dBi),and Envelope Correlation Coefficient(ECC)(≤0.01)are extracted to validate the suggested antenna performance.Aswell,time-domain analysis was investigated to demonstrate the operation of the suggested antenna in wideband applications.Finally,the simulated and experimental outcomes have almost similar tendenciesmaking the antenna suitable for its use in UWBMIMOapplications.