Preliminary Program subject to change
20040 Advances in Co Hydrogenation I
OverviewThis session examines the catalysis of CO hydrogenation.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Dady B. Dadyburjor
Professor and Chair
West Virginia University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Morgantown, WV 26506-6102
Phone Number: 304-293-2111 ex 2411
Fax Number: 304-293-4139
Email: Dady.Dadyburjor@mail.wvu.edu

CoChair

Dragomir B. Bukur
Professor
Texas A&M University
Department of Chemical Engineering
3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122
Phone Number: (979) 845-3361
Fax Number: (979) 845-6446
Email: d-bukur@tamu.edu
Welcoming Remarks
Effects of Support Composition on the Activity of Cu/Mxzr1-Xo2 (M = Ce, Pr, Mn) for Methanol Synthesis Via Co Hydrogenation
Alexis T. Bell and Konstatin A. Pokrovski, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering, 107 Gilman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
The Effect of Rhodium Precursor on Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation Catalysts
S. David Jackson and Daniel J Rosenberg, WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Characterization of Interactions between Reduction Promoters and Co for Co/Al2O3–Based GTL Catalysts
Gary Jacobs1, Amitava Sarkar1, Yaying Ji1, Patricia M. Patterson1, Tapan K. Das2, Mingsheng Luo1 and Burtron H. Davis1, (1)Catalysis, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, (2)West Virginia University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Morgantown, WV 26506-6102
An Investigation into Supercritical Fluids as a Reaction Media for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis
J. Ed Durham1, Nimir. O. Elbashir2 and Christopher B. Roberts1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Engelhard Corp., 101 Wood Avenue, Iselin, NJ 08830
Intermission
Synthesis, Activation, and Mechanism of Function for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts Based on Iron
Manuel Ojeda1, Akio Ishikawa1, Enrique Iglesia1, Rahul Nabar2 and Manos Mavrikakis2, (1)Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Comparison of 14C Distributions and Analysis of Reaction Pathways When Labeled Acetic Acid Is Added
Amitava Sarkar, Shiqi Bao, Robert A. Keogh and Burtron H. Davis, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511 - 8479
Development of a New Kinetic Expression for the Iron-Based Fischer-Tropsch Reaction
F. Gideon Botes, Heterogeneous Catalysis Research, Sasol Technology, Research and Development Division, 1 Klasie Havenga Road, Sasolburg, South Africa and Berthold B. Breman, Sasol Technology Netherlands, Hallenweg 5, 7522 NB, Enschede, Netherlands

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division