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Science and Engineering of Catalyst Preparation I


Description:
Let's prepare some catalyst - rationally! To help "transform the art of catalyst preparation into a science," papers are solicited which get at the fundamental, molecular-scale phenomena occurring in the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic materials, and the exploitation of that knowledge to achieve rational control of catalytic structures. Experimental and theoretical work on model and high surface area systems is welcome.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division


Chair:
Robert Rioux
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemical Engineering
University Park, PA 16802
Phone Number: 617-495-9436
Fax Number: 617-495-2500
Email: RRioux@gmwgroup.harvard.edu

Co-Chair:
Lorna Ortiz-Soto

Papers:
Dendrimer-Derived Bimetallic Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation Reactions
Yaritza M. López-De Jesús, University of South Carolina; Dongxia Liu, University of South Carolina; Christopher T. Williams, University of South Carolina
Role of Synthetic Additives in Catalysis: Ethylene Hydrogenation and Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Over Monodisperse Platinum Nanoparticles with Organic Capping Layers
Chia-Kuang Tsung, University of California, Berkeley; John N. Kuhn, University of South Florida; Wenyu Huang, University of California, Berkeley; Gabor A. Somorjai, University of California, Berkeley
Bimetallic Catalyst Preparation Using Strong Electrostatic Adsorption
John R. Regalbuto, U. Illinois at Chicago; Eka Sambandan, U. Illinois at Chicago; Chongjiang Cao, U. Illinois at Chicago; Jeffrey T. Miller, Argonne National Laboratory
Synthesis and Characterization of Accessible Active Sites in Ligand Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles
Jeong-Myeong Ha, University of California; Andrew Solovyov, University of California; Namal De Silva, University of California; Alexander Katz, University of California
Siloxane Polymer Assisted Synthesis of (sub)Nanometer Metal Particles of Controlled Sizes
Baosong Fu, Northwestern University; Michael N. Missaghi, Northwestern University; Sean M. Oxford, Northwestern University; Christopher M. Downing, Northwestern University; Mayfair C. Kung, Northwestern University; Harold H. Kung, Northwestern University
Synthesis and Characterization of Au-Bimetallic Catalysts Prepared by Electroless Deposition Methods
Jayakiran Rebelli, University of South Carolina; Joseph H. Montoya, University of South Carolina; Micheal Detwiler, Youngstown State University; Christopher T. Williams, University of South Carolina; John R. Monnier, University of South Carolina
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