22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting: Wednesday Poster Session: Industrial Chemicals

P-We-129

Surface Chemistry of 1,2-Propanediol on Oxygen-Covered Pd(111)
Rhea M. Williams, University of Colorado at Boulder; J. William Medlin, University of Colorado at Boulder

P-We-130

Propylene Epoxidation: Effect of Promoters and Butadiene Co-feed on Selectivity with Silver Catalysts
Apoorva Kulkarni, University of Delaware; Marco-Bedolla Panjota, University of Delaware; Mark A. Barteau, University of Delaware; Raul F. Lobo, University of Delaware

P-We-131

Modeling of Multiphase Catalytic Reactions - A Fascinating Challenge
Nicolai Wörz, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Peter Claus, Technische Universität Darmstadt

P-We-132

Methanol Synthesis Catalysis: The Effect of Acetic Acid
S. David Jackson, University of Glasgow; Stuart D Blain, University of Glasgow

P-We-133

Synthesis of gamma-Butyrolactone from 1,4-Butanediol over Copper-based Catalysts
Jong-Ki Jeon, Kongju National University; Youn Jung Lee, Kongju National University; Young-Kwon Park, University of Seoul

P-We-134

Effect of pH control in liquid phase glycerol oxidation reactions
Jayakiran Rebelli, University of South Carolina; Abraham A. Rodriguez, University of South Carolina; Christopher T. Williams, University of South Carolina; John R. Monnier, University of South Carolina

P-We-135

Carbon Deposition and Regeneration Kinetics of Used Lanthanide-Promoted Co-Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts from CH4 Dry Reforming
Say Yei Foo, The University of New South Wales; Chin Kui Cheng, The University of New South Wales; Tuan Huy Nguyen, The University of New South Wales; Adesoji A. Adesina, The University of New South Wales

P-We-136

Shaped Catalyst Support Made from Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Jun Yang, Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.; Lein Ngaw, Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.; David Moy, Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.

P-We-137

Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein on Supported Silver Catalysts: A Kinetics Study of Particle Size Effect
Haojuan Wei, University of Illinois at Chicago

P-We-139

Influence of V content on the catalytic properties of VSiBEA zeolite upon methanol oxidation
Maciej Trejda, Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University; Maria Ziolek, Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University; Yannick Millot, UPMC Paris; Karolina Chalupka, Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz; Michel Che, UPMC Paris; Stanislaw Dzwigaj, UPMC Paris

P-We-140

Gamma-Al2O3-Supported Vanadium Oxide Catalyst for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene: Reactivity and Stability Study
Sameer A. Al-Ghamdi, University of Western Ontario; Hugo I. deLasa, University of Western Ontario; Mara Volpe, PLAPIQUI-(UNS-CONICET)

P-We-141

Core-shell palladium-gold catalysts in selective oxidation of arabinose to arabinonic acid
Elena Smolentseva, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología; Andrey Simakov, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología; Bright Kusema, Åbo Akademi University, Process Chemistry Centre, Turku/Åbo,; Sergey Beloshapkin, Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick; Miguel Estrada, Posgrado en Física de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científico y de Educación Superior de Ensenada; Eunice Vargas, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California; Dmitry Yu. Murzin, Åbo Akademi University, Process Chemistry Centre, Turku/Åbo,; Sergio Fuentes, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología

P-We-142

PALLADIUM SUPPORTED ON SILICA NANOSPRINGS AS CATALYTIC MATERIAL FOR LIQUID-PHASE HYDROGENATION IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR
Oscar G. Marin Flores, GoNano Technologies Inc.; T. Cantrell, GoNano Technologies Inc.; T. Prakash, GoNano Technologies Inc.; G. Corti, GoNano Technologies Inc.; S. Ha, Washington State University; M.G. Norton, Washington State University; D. McIlroy, University of Idaho

P-We-143

Adsorption study of α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and cinchonidine on a Pd/Al2O3 surface
Shuai Tan, University of South Carolina

P-We-144

Catalytic epoxydation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters: peroxophosphotungstate immobilized onto support as heterogeneous catalyst
Yannick Pouilloux, University of Poitiers; Evelyne Poli, University of Poitiers - CNRS; Jean-Marc Clacens, University of Poitiers - CNRS

P-We-145

Metathesis of Methyl Oleate over Methyltrioxorhenium Supported on Mesoporous Al2O3 Promoted with ZnCl2
Subha Kumaraswamy Pillai, Université Laval; Trenton Tovar, University of California at Santa Barbara; Safia Hamoudi, Université Laval; Susannah L. Scott, University of California, Santa Barbara; Khaled Belkacemi, Université Laval

P-We-146

Synthesis and characterizationof compounds of Pd(II) with Phosphorus-Nitrogen Ligand. Applicarion as Catalysts in Methoxycarbonylation of Olefin
Sergio A. Moya, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Química y Biología

P-We-147

Interactions Between Biomass-Derived Oxygenates and Metal Oxide Catalysts
John R. Copeland, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carsten Sievers, Georgia Institute of Technology

P-We-148

Hydrogenation of N-benzylideneaniline by a new ruthenium(II) complex derivated from 2-ferrocenyl-1,8-naphthyridine
Pedro Aguirre Sr., Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas

P-We-149

Cr(III)-mediated ring opening of epoxide for halohydrin production
Warinthorn Chavasiri, Chulalongkorn University; Sirinuch Pattarativanont, Program in petrochemistry and polymer science, Chulalongkorn University

P-We-151

A Heterogeneous Borane Co-Catalyst for Ethylene Polymerization
Ying-Jen Wanglee, UCSB; Susannah L. Scott, University of California, Santa Barbara

P-We-152

Structure-property relationships between fractal description of pore structure and catalyst effectiveness in V-SBA-15
Alexander Zoelle, Villanova University; Thomas Baldassare, Villanova University; Michael A. Smith, Villanova University

P-We-153

Selective catalytic oxidations of cyclohexene, thioether and terpenes with hydrogen peroxide. Sensitivity to the catalyst structure of mesoporous niobosilicates
Agata Wawrzynczak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Agnieszka Feliczak-Guzik, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Izabela Nowak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

P-We-154

Thermal Catalytic Cracking of Naphtha over CeO2 Supported on Carbon Nanotubes Coated with SiO2 for Olefin Production
Kamyar Keyvanloo, Brigham Young University; Ali Mohamadalizadeh, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry; Jafar Towfighi, Tarbiat Modares University

P-We-155

Studies on the Metathesis Reaction of Ethylene and 2-Butene to Propylene over WO3 Surfaces
Zhuo Cheng, Washington University in St. Louis; Cynthia S. Lo, Washington University in St. Louis

P-We-156

High-value chemicals production from sugar-based biomass over Nb-containing mesoporous materials
Katarzyna Jagodzinska, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Izabela Nowak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

P-We-157

Improved Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nitrogroups with Precious Metal Powder Catalysts
Jaime R. Blanton, Evonik Degussa Corporation; Konrad Möbus, Evonik Degussa GmbH; Dorit Wolf, Evonik Degussa GmbH; Stefan D. Wieland, Evonik Degussa GmbH

P-We-158

Improved Bifunctional Catalyst For MIBK Synthesis
Robert J. Olsen, The Dow Chemical Company; Jose A Trejo, The Dow Chemical Company; Klaus-Dieter Topp, Rohm and Haas Europe Services ApS; Alfred K. Schultz, The Dow Chemical Company