Nanotubes, Nanofibers, and H2 Storage

Friday, June 10, 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizers:
Galen B. Fisher and Johannes W. Schwank
Chairs:
Gary L. Haller and Boonyarach Kitiyanan
8:00 AM
The Use of Directly Grown Carbon Nanofibers on Carbon Paper as a Macroporous Layer in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Serdar Celebi, Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e); T. Alexander Nijhuis, Eindhoven University of Technology; John van der Schaaf, Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e); Frank de Bruijn, NedStack Fuel Cell Technology BV; Jaap C. Schouten, Eindhoven University of Technology
8:20 AM
Synthesis and Characterization of ZrO2/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Catalyst and Catalyst Support
Sungchul Lee, Yale University; Zhiteng Zhang, Yale University; Changchang Liu, Yale University; Lisa D. Pfefferle, Yale University; Gary L. Haller, Yale University
8:40 AM
Hybrid organic/inorganic nanotubes of the imogolite type
Barbara Bonelli, Politecnico di Torino; Cristina Zanzottera, Politecnico di Torino; Ilaria Bottero, Politecnico di Torino; Marco Tagliabue, eni S.p.A.; Sharon E. Ashbrook, University of St Andrews; Paul A. Wright, University of St Andrews; Edoardo Garrone, Politecnico di Torino
9:00 AM
Catalyst Design for High Yield Production of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Xiaoming Wang, Yale University; Nan Li, Yale University; Sungchul Lee, Yale University; Lisa D. Pfefferle, Yale University; Gary L. Haller, Yale University
9:20 AM
Pulse Electrodeposited Co-Cu-ZnO Nanowire/tube Catalysts
Mayank Gupta, Louisiana State University; James J. Spivey, Louisiana State University
9:40 AM
Studies of Raman Spectroscopy to titanates nanotubes: unveiling the structure
Ivan Alonso Santos-Lopez, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí; Brent E. Handy, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí; José L. Sánchez-García Sr., Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí; Ángel G. Rodriguez, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí; R. García-de-León, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Carbon nanofiber supported regenerable sorbents for CO2 capture
Johannes Hendrik Bitter, Utrecht University; Niels Meis, Utrecht University; Krijn P. de Jong, Utrecht University
10:40 AM
A DFT Study of Peroxide Decomposition over Copper and Cobalt Sites within Metal-Organic Frameworks
Patrick J. Ryan, Northwestern University; Randall Q. Snurr, Northwestern University; Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University
11:40 AM
Confinement of NaBH4 in nanoporous carbon: Impacts on Kinetics, thermodynamics and reversibility of the hydrogen sorption
Peter Ngene, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University; Roy van den Berg, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University; Krijn P. de Jong, Utrecht University; Petra E. de Jongh, Utrecht University