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Catalysis with Microporous and Mesoporous Materials IV


Description:
This session focuses on catalysis over a wide array of porous materials. Papers on the synthesis and structural and mechanistic characterization of inorganic/organic molecular sieve materials useful as catalysts for petrochemical synthesis and environmental remediation are invited.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division


Chair:
Jason C. Hicks
Assistant Professor
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
174 Fitzpatrick Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone Number: (574) 631-3661
Email: jhicks3@nd.edu

Co-Chair:
Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin
Professor
University of Toronto
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Toronto, ON M5S 3E5
Email: cathy.chin@utoronto.ca


Papers:
Catalytic Conversion of Benzyl Alcohol Using Micro-/Mesoporous Zeolites
Dongxia Liu, University of Maryland; Aditya Bhan, University of Minnesota; Michael Tsapatsis, University of Minnesota; Saleh Al Hashimi, The Petroleum Institute
Tailored Catalytic Properties of MFI-Type Zeolite Through Controlled Surface Modifications: Theory, Synthesis and Catalytic Testing
Arian Ghorbanpour, University of Houston; Lars C. Grabow, University of Houston; Jeffrey D. Rimer, University of Houston
Characterization and Reactivity of External Surface OH Species in Zeolites
Elaheh Kamaloo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; N. A. Deskins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework As Catalyst for Styrene Epoxidation Reaction: A First Principle Study
De-Li Chen, University of Pittsburgh; J. Karl Johnson, University of Pittsburgh
Synthesis of Hierarchical Mesoporous Zeolites and Their Catalytic Activity
Zhuopeng Wang, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Chun-Chih Chang, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Paul Dornath, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Wei Fan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Effects of Zeolite Framework and Active Site Structures On the Rates and Mechanisms of Glucose Isomerization
Rajamani Gounder, California Institute of Technology; Ricardo Bermejo Deval, California Institute of Technology; Sonjong Hwang, California Institute of Technology; Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology
Tungsten Incorporated Ordered Mesoporous Silicates As Catalysts for Epoxidation of Olefins
Madhav Ghanta, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas; Wenjuan Yan, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis; Anand Ramanathan, The University of Kansas; Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas
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