Structured Reactors

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 2 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizers:
Johannes W. Schwank and Galen B. Fisher
Chairs:
Hugo I. de Lasa and Enrico Tronconi
10:00 AM
Development of novel catalytic microreactors for reduction of nitrite and bromate contaminants in drinking water
D. B. Thakur, University of Twente; R. M. Tiggelaar, University of Twente; J.G.E. Gardeniers, University of Twente; L. Lefferts, University of Twente; K. Seshan, University of Twente
10:20 AM
 Keynote 
Advanced catalytic reactor technologies for energy applications
Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware
11:00 AM
An Appraisal of the Radial Heat Transfer Properties of Metallic Open-celled Foams in View of the Intensification of Strongly Exo-/Endo-thermic Catalytic Processes
Enrico Bianchi, Politecnico di Milano; Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Politecnico di Milano; Gianpiero Groppi, Politecnico di Milano; Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano
11:20 AM
Novel Reactor Designs for On-board Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers
Ayman M. Karim, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Paul Humble, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Ward TeGrotenhuis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Juergen von Wild, BMW; Thomas Friedrich, BMW; Alan Cooper, Air Products Chemicals, Inc.; Bernard Toseland, Air Products Chemicals, Inc.
11:40 AM
Enhanced Heat Transfer Catalyst Structure
Min Sheng, Auburn University; Hongyun Yang, Intramicron, Inc; Donald Cahela, Auburn University; Bruce J. Tatarchuk, Auburn University