Synthesis and Reactions of Zeolites and Solid Acids (I)

Monday, June 6, 2011: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 2 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizer:
Eric E. Stangland
Chairs:
W. Nicholas Delgass and Stacey I. Zones
9:40 AM
Development of Hierarchical Structure of Silicalite-1 Zeolite
Masahiko Matsukata, Waseda University; Kohtaro Ueda, Waseda University; Atsushi Sugiyama, Waseda University; Yasushi Sekine, Waseda University; Eiichi Kikuchi, Waseda University
10:40 AM
Consequences of Entropy for Site Requirements in Acidic Zeolites for Monomolecular Alkane Reactions and Their Microscopic Reverse
Rajamani Gounder, University of California Berkeley; Enrique Iglesia, University of California Berkeley
11:00 AM
Control of Acid Sites Location in Zeolite Ferrierite Via an Organic Template-Driven Approach: an Efficient Tuning of Catalytic Activity
Ana B. Pinar, University of Delaware; Carlos Márquez-Álvarez, Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry; Marisol Grande-Casas, Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry; Joaquín Pérez-Pariente, Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry
11:20 AM
Reaction Pathways of n-Butane on H-Mordenite
Matthew J. Wulfers, University of Oklahoma; Friederike C. Jentoft, University of Oklahoma
11:40 AM
Zeolite Beta Mechanisms of Nucleation and Growth
Nathan D. Hould, University of Delaware; Raul F. Lobo, University of Delaware