Preliminary Program subject to change
20009 Rational Catalyst Design I
OverviewThis session is devoted to papers describing experimental and theoretical efforts at rational catalyst design.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

Chair

James A. Dumesic
Professor
University of Wisconsin
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone Number: 608-262-1095
Fax Number: 608-262-5434
Email: dumesic@engr.wisc.edu

* Membership Number 0000035947

CoChair

Manos Mavrikakis
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemical Engineering
1415 Engineering Dr. #2010
Madison, WI 53706
Phone Number: 608-262-9053
Fax Number: 608-262-5434
Email: manos@engr.wisc.edu
Ab Initio Molecular Design of Catalysts for Ethylene and Styrene Polymerization and Methane to Methanol Conversion
Joseph Han1, Kuo-Wei Huang2, Robert M. Waymouth3, Ankan Paul1 and Charles B. Musgrave4, (1)Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305-5025, (2)Chemistry, Stanford University, Stauffer I, Stanford, CA 94305-5025, (3)Stanford University, Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford, CA 94305-5080, (4)Stanford University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Stanford, CA 94305-5025
First-Principles Design of Metal Alloy Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation
Matthew Neurock1, Michael J. Janik1 and Sally A. Wasileski2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineers' Way, PO Box 400741, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (2)University of Virginia, 102 Engineers' Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4741
Molecular Insight into Carbon Poisoning of Ni Surfaces: Dft-Guided Formulation of Carbon-Tolerant Steam Reforming Catalysts
Eranda Nikolla, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward, 3085 HH Dow, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Johannes Schwank, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward, 3085 H H Dow, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and Suljo Linic, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125
Fuels and Chemicals from Low-Temperature Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol to Synthesis Gas
Ricardo R. Soares1, Dante A. Simonetti2 and James A. Dumesic2, (1)Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. João Naves de Ávila 2121, Uberlandia, Brazil, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Design of a Stable Mononuclear Supported Gold Catalyst on Cerium Oxide: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization during Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Catalysis
Veronica I. Aguilar-Guerrero and Bruce C. Gates, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
An Ab-Initio Study of Methanol Synthesis on Cu Catalysts
Lars Grabow, Department of Chemical Engineering, UW-Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706 and Manos Mavrikakis, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division