Conversion of Olefins

Thursday, June 9, 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 1 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizer:
Eric E. Stangland
Chairs:
Rostam J. Madon and Tim Wenzel, Dr.
8:00 AM
 Keynote 
8:40 AM
Immobilized Grubbs-type Metathesis Catalysts on Mesoporous Supports: Unraveling of the Immobilization Mechanism and Description of Observed Shifts in Product Selectivities
Boris Van Berlo, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Jan Dijkmans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Kristof Houthoofd, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Moniek Tromp, Technische Universität München; Ive Hermans, ETH Zurich; Pierre A. Jacobs, Catholic University of Leuven; Bert F. Sels, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
9:20 AM
Well-Defined Tungsten Oxo Alkyl Derivatives Supported on Silica as Models of WO3/SiO2 Olefin Metathesis Catalyst
Etienne Mazoyer, Universite Lyon 1; Nicolas Merle, Universite Lyon 1; Aimery de Mallmann, Universite Lyon 1; Jean-Marie Basset, Universite Lyon 1; Elise Berrier, Universite Lille Nord de France; Laurent Delevoye, Universite Lille Nord de France; Jean-Francois Paul, Universite Lille Nord de France; Christopher P. Nicholas, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Regis M. Gauvin, Universite Lille Nord de France; Mostafa Taoufik, Universite Lyon 1
9:40 AM
10:20 AM
Synthesis and deposition of highly dispersed WOx monotungstates on SiO2 support with increased propylene metathesis activity
Nikolaos Soultanidis, Rice University; Wu Zhou, Lehigh University; Christopher J. Kiely, Lehigh University; Michael S. Wong, Rice University
10:40 AM
Selective Production Propylene from Olefins over Zeolites
Toshihide Baba, Tokyo Institute of Technology
11:00 AM
Comparison between SPA and Zeolite with MTW Framework Type Catalyzed Olefin Oligomerization
Wensheng Chen, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Stephen W. Sohn, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Haiyan Wang, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Christopher P. Nicholas, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Sesh Prabhakar, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company
11:20 AM
Ethylene Production from Sugarcane Derived Bio-ethanol
Lin Luo, The Dow Chemical Company; Duncan Coffey, The Dow Chemical Company; Howard Clark, The Dow Chemical Company; Domke Susan, The Dow Chemical Company
11:40 AM
Accurate Energies and Barriers for Hydrocarbon Reactions in Zeolites
Torsten Kerber, Humboldt University Berlin; Joachim Sauer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin