Fund - Fundamental Studies - Session 9a

Structure-sensitivity of Methanol Steam Reforming over Ceria and Gold-Doped Ceria Nanocrystals

Nan Yi, Tufts University; Rui Si, Tufts University; Howard Saltsburg, Tufts University; Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University

Extent of Pt-Sn Interaction and its Relevance to the Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde

Arie J. Plomp, Utrecht University; David M. P. van Asten, Utrecht University; Ad M. J. van der Eerden, Utrecht University; Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi; Dmitry Yu Murzin, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi; K.P. De Jong, Utrecht University; J.H. Bitter, Utrecht University

Structure-property Relationships of Supported Pt/Ni Bimetallic Catalysts

William W. Lonergan, University of Delaware; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware; Jingguang G. Chen, University of Delaware

Microstructural Optimization in Metal/Oxide Catalysts:  Higher Intrinsic Activity of Copper by Partial Embedding of Cu Nanoparticles

Malte Behrens, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society; Robert Schlögl, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society

Size Dependence of Pyrrole Hydrogenation over Monodisperse Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Silica

John N. Kuhn, University of California Berkeley; Wenyu Huang, University of California Berkeley; Chia-Kuang Tsung, University of California Berkeley; Gabor Somorjai, University of California, Berkeley

Comparison of Catalysts Consisting of Site-Isolated Mononuclear Rhenium Complexes, Trirhenium Clusters, and Larger Rhenium Clusters for n-Butane Conversion:  Effects of Re Oxidation State and Cluster Size

Rodrigo Javier Lobo-Lapidus, University of Californa, Davis; Bruce Gates, University of California Davis

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Structure and Spectroscopy Under Ambient Conditions of Pressure and Temperature:  Novel Techniques for Fundamental Studies in Catalysis

Miquel Salmeron, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DRIFTS Study of the Gas-Phase Epoxidation of Propene over Au/TiO₂ Catalysts

Aida Ruiz, TU Delft; Bart Van der Linden, TU Delft; Michiel Makkee, TU Delft; Guido Mul, TU Delft

Trends in Catalytic CO Oxidation Activity of Nanoparticles

Hanne Falsig, Technical University of Denmark; Britt Hvolbæk, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design; Tao Jiang, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design; Iben Sig Kristensen, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design; Thomas Bligaard, Technical University of Denmark; Claus Hviid Christensen, Technical University of Denmark; Jens K. Nørskov, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design

Effect of Particle Size and Shape on NH₃ Decomposition on Ru

Ayman M. Karim, Pacific Northwest National Labs; Vinay Prasad, University of Delaware; Anatoly Frenkel, Yeshiva University; William W. Lonergan, University of Delaware; Jingguang G. Chen, University of Delaware; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware