Energy - Session 3a

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon A (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

Chairs:

James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin Madison and Jean-Pierre Gilson, ENCAEN-CNRS

9:40 AM

OC33

Mechanism for Methane Steam Reforming over Transition Metals

Jens Sehested, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Jon Geest Jakobsen, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Stig Helveg, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Glenn Jones, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design; Thomas Bligaard, Technical University of Denmark; Jens K. Nørskov, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design

10:00 AM

OC34

The Effect of the Metal Nature on Deactivation During Steam Reforming of Ethanol for Hydrogen Production Over Pt/CeO2 and Co/CeO2 Catalysts

Sania M. de Lima, National Institute of Technology; Lidia O.O. Costa, National Institute of Technology; Lisiane V. Mattos, National Institute of Technology; Uschi M. Graham, The University of Kentucky; Gary Jacobs, University of Kentucky; Burtron H. Davis, University of Kentucky; Fabio B. Noronha, National Institute of Technology

10:20 AM

OC35

Hydrogen Production from Steam Reforming of Bio-Ethanol over Non-Precious Metal Catalysts

Hua Song, Ohio State University; Umit Ozkan, The Ohio State University

10:40 AM

OC36

Methanol Steam Reforming Over Pd/ZnO Catalysts:  Nature of the Active Sites and Origin of CO Formation

Robert A. Dagle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Vanessa M. Lebarbier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

11:00 AM

OC37

Identification of the Active Catalyst Phases of the Bimetallic Cobalt and Palladium Zinc Oxides for the Reforming Reactions of Alcohols

Barr Halevi, University of New Mexico; Eric Peterson, University of New Mexico; Jonathan Paiz, University of New Mexico; Hien Pham, University of New Mexico; Abhaya Datye, University of New Mexico

11:20 AM

OC38

Optimal Design of CH4 Catalytic Partial Oxidation Reformers on Rh-based Catalysts for Small-scale Syngas Production

Matteo Maestri, Politecnico di Milano; Alessandra Beretta, Politecnico di Milano; Pio Forzatti, Politecnico di Milano; Gianpiero Groppi, Politecnico di Milano; Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware

11:40 AM

OC39

Millisecond Catalytic Reforming of Biomass for Synthetic Fuels

Joshua L. Colby, University of Minnesota; Lanny D. Schmidt, University of Minnesota