Preliminary Program subject to change
20005 Catalytic Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cell Applications I
OverviewThis session is the first of two sessions dedicated to advances in catalysis for generation of hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tufts University
4 Colby St.
Medford, MA 02155
Phone Number: 617-627-3048
Fax Number: 617-627-3991
Email: mflytzan@tufts.edu

CoChair

Michael D. Amiridis
Professor
University of South Carolina
301 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone Number: 803-777-7294
Fax Number: 803-777-8265
Email: amiridis@engr.sc.edu
Introductory Remarks
Monometallic Pd Supported on Zno: Highly Selective Towards Co2 in Steam Reforming of Methanol
Ayman Karim, Travis R. Conant and Abhaya Datye, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico MSC 01 1, 203 Farris Engineering Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Improved Co Oxidation Activity in the Presence and Absence of Hydrogen over Cluster-Derived Ptfe/Sio2 Catalysts
Attilio Siani1, Burjor Captain2, Oleg S. Alexeev1, Eirini Stafyla1, Ana B. Hungria3, Paul A. Midgley3, John M. Thomas3, Richard D. Adams2 and Michael D. Amiridis1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter St., Columbia, SC 29208, (3)Material Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Evidence of Enhanced Low Temperature Water-Gas Shift Rate with Sodium Promoted Pt/Zirconia-Based Catalysts Discovered by Combinatorial Methods
John M. Pigos1, Christopher J. Brooks1, Gary Jacobs2 and Burtron H. Davis2, (1)Honda Research Institute, 1381 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212, (2)Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511
Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Hydrogen Using Combinatorial Methods
Shici Duan and Selim Senkan, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Activity and Relevant Spectroscopic Features of Gold-Ceria Catalysts for the Catalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide
Weiling Deng1, Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos1, Maela Manzoli2, Flora Boccuzzi2, Anna Chiorino2 and Floriana Vindigni2, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, (2)Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and NIS Centre of Excellence, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
Comparative Catalysis Testing and Competing Mechanisms in Methanol Reforming
Sam D. Jones and Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Bldg 723, Gainesville, FL 32611
Hydrogen Generation from Methanol Oxidation on Supported Pt and Cu Catalysts
Yu-Chuan Lin1, Keith L. Hohn1 and Susan M. Stagg-Williams2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1005 Durland Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5102, (2)University of Kansas, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 4132 Learned Hall, 1530 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division