Energy - Session 3a

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon A (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
Chairs:
James A. Dumesic and Jean-Pierre Gilson
9:40 AM
Mechanism for Methane Steam Reforming over Transition Metals
Jens Sehested, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Jon Geest Jakobsen, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Stig Helveg, Haldor Topsøe A/S; Glenn Jones, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design; Thomas Bligaard, Technical University of Denmark; Jens K. Nørskov, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design
10:00 AM
The Effect of the Metal Nature on Deactivation During Steam Reforming of Ethanol for Hydrogen Production Over Pt/CeO2 and Co/CeO2 Catalysts
Sania M. de Lima, National Institute of Technology; Lidia O.O. Costa, National Institute of Technology; Lisiane V. Mattos, National Institute of Technology; Uschi M. Graham, The University of Kentucky; Gary Jacobs, University of Kentucky; Burtron H. Davis, University of Kentucky; Fabio B. Noronha, National Institute of Technology
10:20 AM
Hydrogen Production from Steam Reforming of Bio-Ethanol over Non-Precious Metal Catalysts
Hua Song, Ohio State University; Umit Ozkan, The Ohio State University
10:40 AM
Methanol Steam Reforming Over Pd/ZnO Catalysts:  Nature of the Active Sites and Origin of CO Formation
Robert A. Dagle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Vanessa M. Lebarbier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
11:00 AM
Identification of the Active Catalyst Phases of the Bimetallic Cobalt and Palladium Zinc Oxides for the Reforming Reactions of Alcohols
Barr Halevi, University of New Mexico; Eric Peterson, University of New Mexico; Jonathan Paiz, University of New Mexico; Hien Pham, University of New Mexico; Abhaya Datye, University of New Mexico
11:20 AM
Optimal Design of CH4 Catalytic Partial Oxidation Reformers on Rh-based Catalysts for Small-scale Syngas Production
Matteo Maestri, Politecnico di Milano; Alessandra Beretta, Politecnico di Milano; Pio Forzatti, Politecnico di Milano; Gianpiero Groppi, Politecnico di Milano; Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware
11:40 AM
Millisecond Catalytic Reforming of Biomass for Synthetic Fuels
Joshua L. Colby, University of Minnesota; Lanny D. Schmidt, University of Minnesota
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