Preliminary Program subject to change
20051 Nanoscale Materials as Catalysts II
OverviewTBA
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

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

CoChair

William C. Conner
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
105 Goessmann Lab
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone Number: 413-545-0316
Fax Number: 413-545-1647
Email: wconner@ecs.umass.edu
Synthesis And Activity Of Pd Nanoparticle Catalysts
Patrick D. Burton1, David M. Lavenson1, David Gorm1, Ayman Karim1, Abhaya K. Datye1, Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez2 and Timothy J. Boyle2, (1)Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, MSC01 1120, Albuquerque, NM 87124, (2)Inorganic Chemistry and Nanomaterials - 1846, Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory - MS 1349, 1001 University Blvd. S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87106
High Reactivity Of Pt-Bha Nanocomposite Catalysts For Combustion Reactions
Yi Zhang1, Sittichai Natesakhawat2, Tom Sanders1, Christopher Matranga2 and Goetz Veser1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1249 Benedum Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory, P. O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Kinetic Characterization Of Multimetallic Cluster-Derived Catalysts Used For Selective Hydrogenation Of Citral
Karen J. Uffalussy1, Burjor Captain2, Richard D. Adams2, Ana B. Hungria3, John R. Monnier4 and Michael D. Amiridis5, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 627 Canon Gate Dr., Cary, NC 27518, (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, (4)Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2C02, Swearingen Engineering Center, 301 South Main Street; USC, Columbia, SC 29208, (5)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
Immobilized Rh(I), Rh(Ii), And Rh(Iii) Complexes On Zsm-5: In Situ Infrared, Raman, And X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopies Characterization
Brandon Long and Javier Guzman, Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th Street, 4120 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
Preparation And Characterization Of Nanoscale Catalysts For The Production Of Synthetic Fuels
Harry W. Rollins1, Lucia M. Petkovic2 and Daniel M. Ginosar2, (1)Chemical Sciences, INL, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2208, (2)INL, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2208
C-H Activation and C-C Coupling of 4-Methylpyridine Using Palladium Supported on Nanoparticle Alumina
Luke M. Neal, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Building 723, Room 320, Gainesville, FL 32611 and Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Bldg 723, Gainesville, FL 32611

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division