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Nanoscale Materials as Catalysts II


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:
Suljo Linic
The University of Michigan
Chemical Engineering
3074 H. H. Dow
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Email: linic@umich.edu

Co-Chair:
Michael A. Smith
Assistant Professor
Villanova University
Department of Chemical Engineering
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone Number: 610-519-5968
Email: michael.a.smith@villanova.edu


Papers:
Enantioselective Chiral Nanoparticles
A.J. Gellman, Carnegie Mellon University; Nisha Shukla, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy; Melissa Bartel, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy
Methanol Steam Reforming Over Gold Supported On ZnO Nanoshapes
Matthew Boucher, Tufts University; Nan Yi, Tufts University; Branko Zugic, Tufts University; Rui Si, Brookhaven National Lab; Howard Saltsburg, Tufts University; Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University
Supported Bimetallic Cu/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Controlled Synthesis and Catalytic Activity in Water-Gas-Shift Reaction
Jiann-Horng Lin, University of Cincinnati; Vadim V. Guliants, University of Cincinnati
Fine Tuning of the Acid/Base Properties of Pt/Alumina for Enantioselective Reactions
Bjoern Schimmoeller, ETH Zürich; Fatos Hoxha, ETH Zürich; Tamas Mallat, ETH Zürich; Frank Krumeich, Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH Zurich; Sotiris E. Pratsinis, ETH Zürich; Alfons Baiker, ETH Zürich
OMS - Dendron Hybrids Possessing Chiral Groups and Their Catalytic Efficacy
Daniel F. Shantz, Texas A&M University; Benjamin Hamilton, Texas A&M University
Thermodynamic Analysis and Experimental Results of Fe-Ni-Cu Metal Nanoparticles Preparation by Solution Combustion Synthesis for Catalytic Hydrogen Production
Alexander S. Mukasyan, University of Notre Dame; Eduardo E. Wolf, University of Notre Dame; Anand Kumar, University of Notre Dame
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