Novel In-Situ Characterization Techniques (II)

Thursday, June 9, 2011: 1:30 PM-5:20 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizers:
Galen B. Fisher and Johannes W. Schwank
Chairs:
Jeffery T. Miller and Eduardo E. Wolf
1:30 PM
The Role of Undercoordinated Surface Al3+ Ions in the Anchoring and Stabilization of Catalytically Active Phases on γ-Al2O3
Ja Hun Kwak, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Donghai Mei, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Charles H.F. Peden, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Lawrence F. Allard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; János Szanyi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1:50 PM
Stabilization of Pd sintering on La-stabilized gamma-alumina
Eric J. Peterson, University of New Mexico; Andrew DeLaRiva, University of New Mexico; Barr Halevi, University of New Mexico; Boris Kiefer, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Lawrence F. Allard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2:10 PM
Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of the Coordination and Distribution of Aluminum in Zeolites by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy
Luis R. Aramburo, Utrecht University; Emiel de Smit, Utrecht University; Frank M. F. de Groot, Utrecht University; Bert M. Weckhuysen, Utrecht University
2:30 PM
Identification of catalytic active sites in WO3/ZrO2 catalysts via direct STEM-HAADF imaging
Wu Zhou, Lehigh University; Nikolaos Soultanidis, Rice University; Elizabeth I. Ross-Medgaarden, Lehigh University; Michael S. Wong, Rice University; Israel E. Wachs, Lehigh University; Christopher J. Kiely, Lehigh University
3:10 PM
4:00 PM
A Stable Double-Tilt Heating Capability for Precision Atomic-Level Imaging of Catalysts at Elevated Temperatures
Lawrence F. Allard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Wilbur C. Bigelow, University of Michigan; Douglas A., Blom, University of South Carolina; Jingyue Liu, University of Missouri-St. Louis
4:20 PM
In-situ time-resolved XRD and XANES studies of copper-rare earth oxide pyrochlore catalysts
Nachal Devi Subramanian, Louisiana State University; Andrew A. Campos, North Carolina State University; James J. Spivey, Louisiana State University
4:40 PM
Observation of Pt Diffusion in the Super Intelligent Catalyst, Pt-CaTiO3, by Atomic Resolution Electron Microscopy
Michael B. Katz, University of Michigan; Hong Liu, University of Michigan; Baihai Li Sr., University of Michigan; Yingwen Duan, University of Michigan; George W. Graham, University of Michigan; Xiaoqing Pan, University of Michigan
5:00 PM
Non-equilibrium (NO)2 Dimer Formation During Catalytic Reactions With Nanometric Resolution
Jean-Sabin McEwen, University of Notre Dame; Dorrell McCalman, University of Notre Dame; William F. Schneider, University of Notre Dame; Thierry Visart de Bocarmé, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.); Norbert Kruse, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.)