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 and Christopher W. Jones
8:00 AM
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
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
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
9:40 AM
10:20 AM
Nearly Uniform Tri- and Deca-Osmium Clusters Supported on MgO:  Complementary Characterization by EXAFS and HAADF-STEM
Apoorva Kulkarni, University of California Davis; Shareghe Mehraeen, University of California Davis; Norihiko Okamoto, University of California Davis; Bryan Reed, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Nigel D. Browning, University of California Davis; Bruce Gates, University of California Davis
10:40 AM
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
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
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
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
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