H2 Generation (III): Syngas Production

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Cabot Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizer:
Levi T. Thompson
Chairs:
David King and Chandra Ratnasamy
10:20 AM
Highly Reactive and Robust Ni@SiO2 Core-Shell Catalysts for Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane
Lu Whaley, University of Pittsburgh; Goetz Veser, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
10:40 AM
Coupling Detailed Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Kinetics with Mass and Heat Transfer in Catalytic Reforming of Conventional Fuels
Lubow Maier, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Marco Hartmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Steffen Tischer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Olaf Deutschmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
11:00 AM
The Kinetic Consequences of Oxygen Chemical Potential in Methane Oxidation Reactions on Group VIII Metal Clusters
Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin, University of California Berkeley; Corneliu Buda, University of Virginia; Mónica García-Diéguez, University of California Berkeley; Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia; Enrique Iglesia, University of California Berkeley
11:20 AM
Homogenous and heterogeneous chemistry in the Short Contact Time Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Propane
Alessandro Donazzi, Politecnico di Milano; Matteo Maestri, Politecnico di Milano; Dario Livio, Politecnico di Milano; Gianpiero Groppi, Politecnico di Milano; Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano; Alessandra Beretta, Politecnico di Milano; Pio Forzatti, Politecnico di Milano
11:40 AM
Effect of Catalyst Configuration on the Partial Oxidation of Hydrocarbons: Graded Bed Approach
Mark W. Smith, National Energy Technology Laboratory; David A. Berry, National Energy Technology Laboratory; Dushyant Shekhawat, National Energy Technology Laboratory; D.J. Haynes, National Energy Technology Laboratory; James J. Spivey, Louisiana State University; D.L. Floyd, National Energy Technology Laboratory