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

P-We-60

A New Route to Nanosized Sn-zeolite Beta in the Absence of Fluoride
Ana B. Pinar, University of Delaware; Nathan D. Hould, University of Delaware; Raul F. Lobo, University of Delaware

P-We-62

Catalytically enhanced hydrogen storage in complex nanocomposite catalysts
Muxina Konarova, University of Queensland; Akshat Tanksale, University of Queensland; Jorge Beltramini, University of Queensland; Max Lu, University of Queensland

P-We-63

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of Dendrimer-Mediated Nickel and Iron alloy nanoparticles containing an average of 40 atoms
Vanessa A. Castillo, University of South Florida; John N. Kuhn, University of South Florida

P-We-64

Sulfonated Hybrid Solid Material as Catalyst for Multi-Component Reactions (MCR)
Smid Santiago, UAM-I; Victoria Tamayo, UAM-I; Tomas Viveros, UAM-I

P-We-65

Targeted Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts Containing Isolated Tungsten Oxo Sites
Michael E. Peretich, University of Tennessee; Craig E. Barnes, University of Tennessee

P-We-66

Supporting platinum on nanotubular titanate for catalytic applications
Andréa M. Duarte de Farias, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia; Carlos A. Franchini, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia; Marco A.S. de Abreu, Petrobras S.A.; Edisson Morgado Jr., Petrobras S.A.; Marco A. Fraga, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia

P-We-67

Facile synthesis of hierarchically structured Y and Beta zeolites and their application in the hydrogenation of large polynuclear aromatics
Nabil Al-Yassir, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Abdullah Aitani, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Mohammed Al-Yami, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Georges Denes, Concordia University

P-We-68

Synthesis, Characterization, and Oxidation Catalysis of Highly Dispersed Fe(III) Sites on Silica
Dario Prieto-Centurion, Northwestern University; Justin M. Notestein, Northwestern University

P-We-70

In situ evaluation of the doping effect of Au in Ni for Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
Renu Sharma, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Peter Rez, Arizona State University; Ryan Miranda, Arizona State University; Andrew Herzing, Arizona State University

P-We-71

Formic Acid Decomposition over PdAu/Al2O3 Catalysts: Effect of Surface and Bulk Composition of Metallic Particles
Dmitri A. Bulushev, University of Limerick; Sergey Beloshapkin, Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick

P-We-73

pulse field gradient NMR study of organic-inorganic interactions in pure-silica zeolite growth
Xiang Li, Texas A&M University; Daniel Shantz, Texas A&M University

P-We-74

Structure-Deactivation Relationship for ZSM-5 Catalysts Governed by Framework Defects
Pablo Beato, Haldor Topsøe A/S

P-We-76

Anisotropic surface control of catalytic and sensing properties in metal oxide-based composite nanowires
Yanbing Guo, University of Connecticut; Haiyong Gao, University of Connecticut; Zheng Ren, University of Connecticut; Pu-Xian Gao, University of Connecticut

P-We-77

A Unique High-Sensitivity Bioassay Incorporating a Heterogeneously Catalyzed Redox Amplification Reaction
Henry J. Gysling, CatAssays; Mark Lelental, CatAssays

P-We-78

Design and use of a recirculation loop reactor system for catalytic reaction studies attached to an ultrahigh vacuum chamber
Abraham A. Rodriguez, University of South Carolina; Samuel A. Tenney, University of South Carolina; Donna A. Chen, University of South Carolina; John R. Monnier, University of South Carolina

P-We-80

Mechanistic study on the base-free Ullmann condensation with Copper-based nanocatalysts
Volker Engels, University of Cambridge; Faysal Benaskar, Eindhoven University of Technology; Pavel Abdulkin, University of Cambridge; Evgeny V. Rebrov, Queen's University Belfast; David Jefferson, University of Cambridge; Brian F.G. Johnson, University of Cambridge; Jaap C. Schouten, Eindhoven University of Technology; Andrew Wheatley, Cambridge University

P-We-81

ZnO Nanowires as a Novel Catalyst Substrate
Chad A. Baker, University of Texas at Austin; Alaattin Osman Emiroglu, University of Texas at Austin; Hall Mathew J., University of Texas at Austin; Shi Li, University of Texas at Austin

P-We-82

Ozone Removal at Micro-second Contact Time for Aircraft Cabin Air using Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts
Qiang GU, Auburn University; Bruce J. Tatarchuk, Auburn University

P-We-83

Usage of SBA-15 mesoporous materials as matrices for the MALDI TOF MS application
Anna Olejnik, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Grzegorz Schroeder, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; Izabela Nowak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

P-We-84

A Systematic Approach to Estimating Oxygen Desorption Barriers Using Density Functional Theory and Temperature Programmed Desorption
John R. Kitchin, Carnegie Mellon University; Spencer Miller, Carnegie Mellon University

P-We-85

First Principles and Cluster Expansion Analysis of Oxygen Adsorption and Dissociation on the Kinked Pt(321) Surface
Jason M. Bray, University of Notre Dame; William F. Schneider, University of Notre Dame

P-We-86

Theoretical Investigation of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction Catalyzed by Carbonyl Complexes of Iron Group
Yu Chen, China University of Petroleum; Fuli Zhang, China University of Petroleum; Dong Zhai, China University of Petroleum; Chunming Xu, China University of Petroleum; Jinsen Gao, China University of Petroleum; Liang Zhao, China University of Petroleum; Zhen Zhao, China University of Petroleum

P-We-87

Molecular dynamics over the interaction between MoS2 and organosulfur compounds
Fernando Alvarez-Ramírez Sr., Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo; Isidoro García-Cruz, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo

P-We-88

Theoretical Insights into Acid Catalyzed Homologation of DME to Triptane
Rado Raharintsalama, University of Virginia; Craig Plaisance, University of Virginia; Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia