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Nanoscale Materials as Catalysts I


Description:
While the nanoscale is not foreign to heterogeneous catalysis, new developments in nanotechnology promise to create a new generation of catalysts with precise control of structures and desired functionalities. Papers are solicited to showcase such developments.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)


Chair:
Kerry Dooley
Professor
Louisiana State University
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
South Stadium Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone Number: (225) 578-3063
Fax Number: (225) 578-1476
Email: dooley@lsu.edu

Co-Chair:
Robert M. Rioux
Assistant Professor
Pennsylvania State University
Chemical Engineering
165 Fenske Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Phone Number: 814-867-2503
Fax Number: 814-865-7846
Email: rioux@engr.psu.edu


Papers:
Coking Resistant, High-Temperature Stable Ni@SiO2 Core-Shell Catalysts
Lu Zhang Whaley, University of Pittsburgh; Goetz Veser, University of Pittsburgh
Hydrogenoylsis Selectivity Enhancements Via Catalyst Surface Modification
Troy D. Gould, University of Colorado at Boulder; J.Will Medlin, University of Colorado
The Use of Oxygen Plasma in Activation of Dendrimer-Derived Rh and Pt Catalysts
Zahra Nazarpoor, University of South Carolina; Paul T. Fanson, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Shunguo Ma, University of South Carolina; Oleg S. Alexeev, University of South Carolina; Michael D. Amiridis, University of South Carolina
Homogeneous Catalysts Immobilized On Carbon Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles
Alexander Schatz, ETH Zurich; Robert N. Grass, ETH Zurich; Wendelin J. Stark, ETH Zurich
Highly Active and Selective Au/MOx (M = Fe, Co) Catalysts for the Dehydrogenation of Naphthenes
Simone Goergen, Tufts University; Brian Ricks, Tufts University; Peng Wu, Tufts University; Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University; Rui Si, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Effects of Preparation Conditions On Au/TS-1 for Gas-Phase Propylene Epoxidation
Wen-Sheng Lee, Purdue University; Fabio H. Ribeiro, Purdue University; W. Nicholas Delgass, Purdue University
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