22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting: Monday Poster Session: Emerging Issues

P-Mo-58

Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8, a novel catalyst for biodiesel synthesis
Eugenia E. Macias, University of Louisville; Surendar Reddy Venna, University of Louisville; Paul Ratnasamy, University of Louisville; Moises A. Carreon, University of Louisville

P-Mo-59

Study of shape selective activity of microporous carbon sphere catalysts for liquid phase hydrogenation reactions
Maryam Peer, Pennsylvania State University

P-Mo-60

Reactivity and Structural Properties of HY-Supported Rhodium Complexes
Artem D. Vityuk, University of South Carolina; Oleg S. Alexeev, University of South Carolina; Michael D. Amiridis, University of South Carolina

P-Mo-61

Application of Combinatorial Methods To Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Catalyst Invention to Commercial Application
J.W. Adriaan Sachtler, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Guanghui Zhu, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Kris E. Popp, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Frank S. Modica, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Mark E. Bambacht, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Feng Xu, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Charles P. McGonegal, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company

P-Mo-62

The Effect of Zn on PdZn Catalysts for CO Oxidation
Andrew DeLaRiva, University of New Mexico; Barr Halevi, University of New Mexico; Eric J. Peterson, University of New Mexico; Boris Kiefer, University of New Mexico; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Feng Gao, Washington State University; Eseoghene Jeroro, University of Pennsylvania; John M. Vohs, University of Pennsylvania; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

P-Mo-63

Development of Rapid Techniques at Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium's Dedicated Beamline Facilities for Catalytic Research
Nebojsa Marinkovic, University of Delaware; Qi Wang, University of Delaware; Jingguang G. Chen, University of Delaware; Anatoly Frenkel, Yeshiva University; Jonathan C. Hanson, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Radoslav R. Adzic, Brookhaven National Laboratory

P-Mo-64

A sinter-resistant catalytic system based on platinum nanoparticles supported on TiO2 nanofibers and covered by porous silica
Kyunghwan Yoon, Washington University in St. Louis; Yunqian Dai, Washington University in St. Louis; Byungkwon Lim, Washington University in St. Louis; Claire M. Cobley, Washington University in St. Louis; Weiyang Li, Washington University in St. Louis; Eun Chul Cho, Washington University in St. Louis; Younan Xia, Washington University in St. Louis; Yong Yang, University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Charles T. Campbell, University of Washington; Benjamin Grayson, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing; Paul Fanson, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing; Yueming Sun, Southeast University

P-Mo-65

Preparation of M-G4OH Nanocomposites in Aqueous Solution: Effect of Dialysis and pH Adjustment
Eleni Kyriakidou, University of South Carolina; Paul Fanson, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing; Oleg S. Alexeev, University of South Carolina; Michael D. Amiridis, University of South Carolina

P-Mo-66

Photocatalytic degradation of organic molecules on mesoporous visible light responsive Sn(II) Titania
Bharat Boppana, University of Delaware; Raul F. Lobo, University of Delaware

P-Mo-67

Novel Approach to Rationalize the Aqueous Impregnation of H4Co2Mo10O386- Heteropolyanions on Gamma-Alumina Support
Jonathan Moreau, IFP Energies Nouvelles

P-Mo-68

PHOTON-DRIVEN SYNTHESIS OF CONTROLLED STRUCTURE NANOSCALE METAL CATALYSTS
Matthew Boucher, Tufts; Andrew Quinn, Tufts; Branko Zugic, Tufts; Howard Saltsburg, Tufts

P-Mo-69

Nioboorganosilicates of SBA-15 and MCM-41-type – new and original organic-inorganic hybrid materials
Katarzyna Walczak-Zeidler, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Izabela Nowak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

P-Mo-70

Influence of Sulfur on Carbon Deposition in Steam Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbons
Chao Xie, The Pennsylvania State University; Yongsheng Chen, The Pennsylvania State University; Xiaoxing Wang, Pennsylvania State University; Chunshan Song, Pennsylvania State University

P-Mo-71

IN-SITU UV-Vis-Mass-spectra analysis of Au, Au-Pd, Cu and Cu-Zn based catalysts under their activation and interaction with reaction media
Andrey Simakov, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología; Miguel Estrada, Posgrado en Física de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científico y de Educación Superior de Ensenada; Eunice Vargas, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California; Viridiana Evangelista, Centro de Investigacion Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada; Irina L. Simakova, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis; Elena Smolentseva, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología; Vitalii Petranovskii, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia; Sergio Fuentes, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología

P-Mo-72

Primitive Biomimetic Catalysis Using Multifunctional Organic Polymers
Patrick H. Toy, University of Hong Kong

P-Mo-73

A Microfibrous Catalyst Composite for Polymer Hydrogenation
Edward (Ted) M. Calverley, The Dow Chemical Company; Dennis Hucul, The Dow Chemical Company; Avani Patel, The Dow Chemical Company; Mike Oiken, The Dow Chemical Company; Bruce J. Tatarchuk, Auburn University

P-Mo-74

Sulfur-Promotion in Conjugated Isomerization of Safflower Oil over Rh/SBA-15 Catalyst
Nasima Chorfa, Université Laval; Safia Hamoudi, Université Laval; Joseph Arul, Université Laval; Khaled Belkacemi, Université Laval

P-Mo-75

Selective oxidation of lactose to high value lactobionic acid on gold catalysts supported on mesoporous silica decorated by ceria
Luis-Felipe Gutiérrez, Université Laval; Safia Hamoudi, Université Laval; Khaled Belkacemi, Université Laval

P-Mo-76

Catalytic and Engine Exhaust Characterization Utilizing Gas Phase FTIR for Real Time Feedback
Barbara J. Marshik, MKS Instruments; Sylvie Bosch-Charpenay, MKS Instruments; Christine A. Gierczak, Ford Motor Company

P-Mo-77

Reversible deactivation of Grubbs metathesis catalysts
Judith Scholz, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Marco Haumann, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Wolfgang Hieringer, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Peter Wasserscheid, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

P-Mo-78

Correction for reversible adsorption over the “inert” material
Sergiy Shekhtman, CenTACat, Queen's University Belfast; Alexandre Goguet, CenTACat, Queen's University Belfast; Chris Hardacre, Queen's University Belfast; Burapat Inceesungvorn, Queen's University of Belfast; Kevin Morgan, CenTACat, Queen's University Belfast

P-Mo-79

Combined SAXS and XAS approach: nanostructure characterization for single site heterogeneous catalyst templates
Sungsik Lee, Argonne National Laboratory; Abraham M. Shultz, Northwestern University; Christian P. Canlas, Northwestern University; SonBinh T. Nguyen, Northwestern University; Justin M. Notestein, Northwestern University; Jeffrey W. Elam, Argonne National Laboratory; Randall E. Winans, Argonne National Laboratory

P-Mo-80

Structural Comparison of Acid and Base Set Silica Gels From TEOS
Agnieszka Kierys, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University; Faculty of Chemistry; Jacek Goworek, Marii Curie-Sklodowska University; Faculty of Chemistry; Istvan Halasz, PQ Corporation

P-Mo-82

Bimetallic Pd-M (M=Ru,Bi) catalysts prepared by grafting onto O-groups of functionalized carbon supports
Sophie Hermans, Université catholique de Louvain; Chantal Diverchy, Université catholique de Louvain; Michel Devillers, Université catholique de Louvain

P-Mo-83

Fundamental Surface Structure-Photoactivity Relationships of Tantalum-based Photocatalysts
Somphonh P. Phivilay, Lehigh University; Xiaofang Yang, Lehigh University; Guangzhi Liu, Lehigh University; Bruce Koel, Lehigh University; Israel E. Wachs, Lehigh University

P-Mo-84

Formic acid decomposition on Pt and Pd: Trends through Density Functional Theory studies
Jessica Scaranto, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey A. Herron, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Manos Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin-Madison

P-Mo-86

Ethanol Synthesis from Syn-gas: a Combined Computational Chemistry and Microkinetics Modeling Approach for the Atomic-scale Design of Bimetallic Catalysts
Ming He, Clemson University

P-Mo-87

First Principles Dynamics Simulations for Zeolite Catalysis
Paul Zimmerman, University of California at Berkeley; Martin Head-Gordon, University of California at Berkeley; Alex T. Bell, University of California at Berkeley

P-Mo-88

Benzene adsorption on Mo2C: a theoretical and experimental study
Angela S. Rocha, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Alexandre A. Rocha, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Victor Teixeira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro