CRE - Session 1a

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Seacliff Room (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

Chairs:

Olaf Deutschmann, Universitaet Karlsruhe and Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

9:40 AM
 Keynote 

KB03

Molecule-Based Modeling of Heavy Hydrocarbon Structure and Reactions:  Discrete and Statistical Approaches

MIchael T. Klein, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Craig Bennett, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Zhen Hou, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

10:20 AM

OB31

1h DOSY NMR:  an Effective Tool to Investigate Asphaltenes Behavior

Emmanuelle Durand, IFP, Institut Français du Pétrole; Martin Clémancey, Université de Lyon; Jean-Marc Lancelin, Université de Lyon; Jan Verstraete, IFP, Institut Français du Pétrole; Didier Espinat, IFP, Institut Français du Pétrole; Anne-Agathe Quoineaud, IFP Lyon

10:40 AM

OB32

Factors contributing to the Effectiveness of Vanadium Catalysts for SO2 Oxidation using Steady-state and Transient Response Methods

Mario P. DiGiovanni, MECS, Inc.; Timothy R. Felthouse, MECS, Inc.; Gerald V. Hook, MECS, Inc.; John T. Gleaves, Washington University in St. Louis; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

11:00 AM

OB33

Effect of Membrane Treatment On CO Competitive Adsorption on 3-µm Pd/23wt%Ag Membranes

Astrid L. Mejdell, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); Thijs A. Peters, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry; Rune Bredesen, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry; Hilde J. Venvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

11:20 AM

OB34

Kinetic Studies of the Stability of Pt for NO Oxidation:  Effect of Sulfur

Jorge H. Pazmino, Purdue University; Jeffery T. Miller, Argonne National Laboratory; Robert M. Rioux, Pennsylvania State University; Aleksey Yezerets, Cummins Inc; Neal W. Currier, Cummins Inc; W. Nicholas Delgass, Purdue University; Fabio H. Ribeiro, Purdue University

11:40 AM

OB35

Experimental and Kinetic Investigations of NO Oxidation on Model Pt Catalysts

Divesh Bhatia, University of Houston; Michael P. Harold, University of Houston; Vemuri Balakotaiah, University of Houston; Robert W. McCabe, Ford Motor Company