Fund - Metal Catalyzed Reaction Dynamics - Session 7a

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

Chairs:

Charles A. Mims, University of Toronto and Randall Meyer, University of Illinois Chicago

8:00 AM

OE46

Needle in a Haystack Catalysis

Xiaolin Zheng, Washington University in St. Louis; John T. Gleaves, Washington University in St. Louis; Gregory S. Yablonsky, Washington University in St. Louis

8:20 AM

OE47

Kinetic and Catalytic Consequences of Reactive Oxygen Atoms during CH4 Conversion on Group VIII Metal Clusters

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

8:40 AM

OE48

Performance of Bimetallic Catalysts for Ethylene Epoxidation:  Model vs. Experiment

Joseph C. Dellamorte, University of Delaware; Jochen Lauterbach, University of Delaware; Mark A. Barteau, University of Delaware

9:00 AM
 Keynote 

KE04

Active Species and Dynamic Structures for Selective Catalysis on Designed Surfaces and Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Iwasawa, University of Tokyo

9:40 AM

 

Break

10:20 AM

OE49

Metal-catalyzed Sonogashira Coupling Reaction is a Heterogeneous Process:  a Study with Model and Practical Catalysts

Vijay Kumar Kanuru, University of Cambridge

10:40 AM

OE50

Selectivity in Olefin Isomerization:  From Studies on Model Systems and Theory to Real Catalysts

Ilkeun Lee, University of California; Françoise Delbecq, Université de Lyon, Laboratoire de Chimie - UMR CNRS 5182; Francisco Zaera, University of California

11:00 AM

OE51

Nanofaceted Pd-O Sites in Surface Ce-Pd-O Superstructures Boost Activity in the Combustion of Methane

Sara Colussi, University of Udine; Arup Gayen, University of Udine; Matteo Farnesi, INFM-CNR; Marta Boaro, University of Udine; Jordi Llorca, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Stefano Fabris, INFM-CNR; Alessandro Trovarelli, University of Udine

11:20 AM

OE52

A Microkinetic Analysis and Mechanism for the Water Gas Shift Reaction over Industrial Cu Catalysts

Rostam J. Madon, BASF Corporation; Drew Braden, University of Wisconsin; Peter Nagel, BASF Corporation; Shampa Kandoi, University of Wisconsin; James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin Madison

11:40 AM

OE53

Rational Design of Bimetallic Gold-Platinum Catalysts for the Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Substituted Nitroaromatics

Pedro Serna, Instituto de Tecnología Química; Patricia Concepcion, Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC); Avelino Corma, Instituto de Tecnología Química