Energy - Session 8a

Friday, June 12, 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon A (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
Chairs:
Alexander Katz and David King
8:00 AM
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
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
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
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
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
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
10:40 AM
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
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
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
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
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