General Info
Candidate: Dipl.-Ing. David Scheiblehner
Chair: Chair of Nonferrous Metallurgy
Start: 04/2021
End: 03/2024
Candidate profile: Metallurgy PhD researcher focused on molten-metal methane pyrolysis and catalyst behaviour.
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SCoRe A⁺ Research Detail
Investigations of Catalytic Alloy Systems for Hydrogen Production via Pyrolysis in Molten Metal Reactors
Catalytic alloy development for methane decomposition in molten metal baths with reduced energy demand.
Supervisors / Mentors
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Helmut Antrekowitsch
Chair of Nonferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Johannes Schenk
Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
🎯Targets
- Develop knowledge of metal catalysts for CH4 decomposition in molten metals.
- Design alloy compositions for methane pyrolysis with minimal specific energy consumption.
- Enable low-CO2 hydrogen production and characterise resulting hydrogen and carbon quality.
🏁Milestones
- First selection of feasible alloy systems completed.
- Physical properties of relevant alloy systems determined.
- Catalytic effect of alloy systems evaluated and compared with simulation.
🧩Work Packages
- Literature review of alloy systems for molten bath methane pyrolysis.
- Initial experiments with selected alloy systems.
- Detailed parameter studies on promising alloys.
- Evaluation of process conditions and product quality.
Context H₂-C
- Supports sustainable methane pyrolysis with reduced CO2 footprint and energy demand.
- Links atomistic modelling and experimental alloy screening.
Related publication
View posterDoctoral thesis (PURE)
Investigation of Molten Metals and Alloys as Catalysts for Methane Pyrolysis
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