Energy - Session 8a

Friday, June 12, 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon A (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

Chairs:

Alexander Katz, University of California Berkeley and David King, Pacific Northwest National Labs

8:00 AM

OC66

Effect of CO2, H2O, and Metal Dispersion on the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of CH4 over Rh-based Catalysts

Alessandro Donazzi, Politecnico di Milano; Matteo Maestri, Politecnico di Milano; Brian C. Michael, University of Minnesota; Alessandra Beretta, Politecnico di Milano; Pio Forzatti, Politecnico di Milano; Gianpiero Groppi, Politecnico di Milano; Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano; Lanny D. Schmidt, University of Minnesota; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware

8:20 AM

OC67

Auto-thermal Reforming of Landfill Gas for Synthesis Gas Generation

McKenzie C. Primerano, Columbia University; Marco J. Castaldi, Columbia University; Robert J. Farrauto, BASF Catalysts LLC

8:40 AM

OC68

A Comparison of Pt-Re and Rh-Re Catalysts in Oxidative Reforming

Shizhong Zhao, Sud-Chemie Inc.; Juergen Ladebeck, Sud-Chemie Inc.

9:00 AM

OC69

DME as a Hydrogen Carrier in Auxiliary Power Systems:  Development of Pd-Based Reforming Catalysts

Lars J. Pettersson, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Marita Nilsson, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Peter Jozsa, Volvo Technology Corporation

9:20 AM

OC70

Ceria-supported Metal Catalysts for Partial Oxidation of Ethanol

Lidia O.O. Costa, National Institute of Technology; Adriana M. Silva, National Institute of Technology; Lisiane V. Mattos, National Institute of Technology; André Luiz Pinto, IME; Luiz Eduardo Borges, IME; Fabio B. Noronha, National Institute of Technology

9:40 AM

OC71

Evolution of an Active Catalyst Material during Thermal Treatment

Nicole Giliard, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society; Frank Girgsdies, Fritz Haber Institute/Max Planck Society; Giulio Lolli, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society; Malte Behrens, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society; Robert Schlögl, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society; Friederike C. Jentoft, University of Oklahoma

10:00 AM

 

Break

10:20 AM

OC72

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in a Microchannel Reactor:  the Influence of Cobalt Loading and Support Properties on Performance in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Francis P. Daly, Velocys; Haibiao Chen, Velocys; Richard Long, Velocys

10:40 AM

OC73

Product Evolution in the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Ethane over Pt- and Rh-coated Monoliths

Brian C. Michael, University of Minnesota; David Nare, University of Minnesota; Lanny D. Schmidt, University of Minnesota

11:00 AM

OC74

On the potential of Nickel Catalysts for Steam Reforming in Membrane Reactors

Johannis A. Z. Pieterse, Energy research Center of the Netherlands

11:20 AM

OC75

Lignocellulosics Conversion in a Molten Salt Hydrate Medium

Rafael Menegassi, Petrobas; Christian Nederlof, TU Delft; Jianrong Li, TU Delft; Jacob A. Moulijn, TU Delft; Paul O'Connor, BIOeCON; Michiel Makkee, TU Delft

11:40 AM

OC76

Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid over Transition Metal Catalysts:  the Role of the Acetyl Species

Hakan Olcay, University of Massachusetts; Ye Xu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; George Huber, University of Massachusetts