Energy - Session 6a

Thursday, June 11, 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon B (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

Chairs:

Michel Daage, ExxonMobil Process Research and Anders Holmen, Norwegian University of Science & Engineering (NTNU)

8:00 AM

OC48

Performance of Supported Co Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Anders Holmen, Norwegian University of Science & Engineering (NTNU); Shreyas P. Rane, Norwegian University of Science & Engineering (NTNU); Erik Z. Tveten, Norwegian University of Science & Engineering (NTNU); Erling Rytter, StatoilHydro; Øyvind Borg, StatoilHydro

8:20 AM

OC49

Theoretical Insights into Catalytic C1 Conversion Processes

Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia; Corneliu Buda, University of Virginia; Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin, University of California; Enrique Iglesia, University of California Berkeley

8:40 AM

OC50

The Role of Water Vapor in Methanol Synthesis on Copper Catalysts

Charles A. Mims, University of Toronto; Yong Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Charles H. F. Peden, PNNL

9:00 AM

OC51

Transient Behavior of Cu/ZnO-based Methanol Synthesis Catalysts

Peter C. K. Vesborg, Technical University of Denmark; Ib Chorkendorff, Technical University of Denmark; Stig Helveg, Haldor Topsøe A/S

9:20 AM

OC52

H2-D2 Kinetic Isotope Effect in CO2 Hydrogenation over Pt-Co/Al2O3

Burtron H. Davis, University of Kentucky; Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, University of Kentucky; Wenping M, University of Kentucky

9:40 AM

 

Break

10:20 AM

OC53

Tuning of Stearate-Based Cu Colloids for Methanol Synthesis and ATR-FTIR Investigation of Strong Metal-Support Interactions

Martin Muhler, Ruhr-University Bochum

10:40 AM

OC54

A Comparison of Rh and Base Metal Catalysts for the Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol

Xunhua Mo, Clemson University; Jia Gao, Clemson University; James G., Jr. Goodwin, Clemson University

11:00 AM

OC55

The Influence of CO on the Deactivation of a Pt-Re-Mo Trimetallic Low-temperature Water Gas Shift Catalyst

Lucas Dorazio, BASF Catalysts LLC; Robert J. Farrauto, BASF Catalysts LLC; Marco J. Castaldi, Columbia University

11:20 AM

OC56

Bimetallic Pd-Zn and Pd-Fe Supported Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction

Wilce Damion Williams, Purdue University

11:40 AM

OC57

Pulse Plated Mn-Cu-ZnO Nanowires/ tubes for Synthesis of Ethanol from CO Hydrogenation

Mayank Gupta, Louisiana State University; James J. Spivey, Louisiana State University