Preliminary Program subject to change
20039 Catalytic Fuel Processing
OverviewThis session welcomes experimental and theoretical studies related to catalytic fuel processing.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Levi T. Thompson
Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
3230 H.H. Dow Building
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone Number: 734-936-2015
Fax Number: 734-763-0459
Email: Ltt@umich.edu

CoChair

Peter Strasser
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Rd
Eng Building 1 - S226
Houston, TX 77204-4004
Phone Number: 713 743 4310
Email: pstrasser@uh.edu
Kinetics and Reaction Mechanism for Ceria Supported Gold Water Gas Shift Catalysts
Timothy E. King, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Ave., 3230 H. H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, Chang Hwan Kim, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Ave., 3086 H. H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136 and Levi T. Thompson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Ave., 3026 H. H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
The Addition of Benzene to Promote Olefin Production in the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of N-Hexane
Bradon J. Dreyer, Raimund Horn, Ramanathan Subramanian and Lanny D. Schmidt, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Characterization of Nickel-Olivine Materials as Tar Cracking Catalysts in Biomass Gasification Applications
John N. Kuhn1, Zhongkui Zhao1, Umit S. Ozkan1, Larry G. Felix2 and Rachid B. Slimane3, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 West Nineteenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Gas Technology Institute, 2800 Milan Court, Suite 346, Birmingham, AL 35211, (3)Gas Technology Institute, 1700 South Mount Prospect Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Cracking of Lipid Molecules by a Superacid
Tracy J. Benson1, Rafael Hernandez2, Todd French2 and Mark White2, (1)Mississippi State University, MS 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Production of Light Olefins through Gas Oil Cracking
Siauw Ng1, Nobumasa Nakajima2, Craig Fairbridge1 and Christopher Kuehler3, (1)National Centre for Upgrading Technology, CANMET Energy Technology Centre-Devon, 1 Oil Patch Drive, Devon, AB T9G 1A8, Canada, (2)Research & Development Centre, Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd., 1134-2 Gongendo, Satte, Japan, (3)Albemarle Catalysts Company LP, 2625 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 250, Houston, TX TX 77058,
Continuous Production of Light Olefins and/or H2 Selectively from Heavy Hydrocarbon Fuels in a Single Compact Reactor
Ke Liu1, Arnaldo Frydman1, Gregg Deluga1 and Dan Hancu2, (1)Fuel Conversion Lab, GE Global Research, 18A Mason Road, Irvine, CA 92618, (2)Materials Analysis and Chemical Sciences Technologies, GE Global Research, 1 Research circle, K1 2 D 55, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Ring Opening of 1,3-Dimethylcyclohexane: Effects of Ni and K on Supported Iridium Catalysts
Siraprapha Dorkjampa, The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Phuong T. Do, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Room T-335, Norman, OK 73019 and Daniel E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical Engineering, 100 East Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019
Direct Coupling of Bromine-Mediated Methane Activation and Coal Gasification: Albr3 Assisted Conversion of Methyl Bromide to Light Hydrocarbons and Quantitative Catalyst Regeneration
Neil Osterwalder and Wendelin J. Stark, Chemistry and Apllied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, HCI E 105, Zurich 8093, Switzerland

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division