Poster Session: Catalyst Design & Synthesis I

P-M-BRC-1

New Route for Zirconia Synthesis using Zirconium Benzilate at Low Temperature
Mohammed Al-Hazmi¹, YongMan Choi¹ and Allen Apblett², (1)SABIC Technology Center, Saudi Arabia, (2)Oklahoma State University, USA.

P-M-BRC-2

Synthesis of ZnTiO₃ by Sonochemistry Route as Promising Photocatalyst for Renewable Source of Energy
Adriana Carolina Limon Pozos¹, Odilon Vázquez-Cuchillo Sr.², Arquímedes Cruz-López¹, Arturo Manzo-Robledo³, Alberto-Antonio Zaldivar-Cadena¹ and Nora Elizondo¹, (1)Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, (2)Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Puebla, Mexico, (3)Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-3

Colloidal Synthesis of Au-Containing Bimetallic Catalysts
Alexandra Landry^1,2, Sebastian Kunz^1,2 and Enrique Iglesia^1,2, (1)University of California Berkeley, USA, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.

P-M-BRC-4

Photocatalytic Degradation of Omeprazole with Eu₂O₃/TiO₂ Catalysts
Raúl Alejandro Luna Sánchez¹, Edgar Moctezuma¹, Elisa Leyva¹, Brenda Berenice Zermeño¹, Mariana Alejandra López Barragan¹, David Cruz Alejandre¹ and Enrique Contreras Bermudez², (1)Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico, (2)Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-5

Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange with Bi₂Mo₃O₁₂/TiO₂ Catalysts
David Cruz Alejandre, Edgar Moctezuma, Brenda Berenice Zermeño, Raúl Alejandro Luna Sánchez and Elisa Leyva, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-6

VO_X/SiO₂ Catalyst Prepared from Grafting Method for Oxidation of Propane
Zhu Haibo, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

P-M-BRC-7

Synthesis of Second Generation Single-Site Titanium Catalyst for Selective Oxidation
Lena Elenchin, University of Tennessee, USA.

P-M-BRC-8

SCR-NH₃ over V₂O₅/Al₂O₃-TiO₂ Model Catalysts: Effect of the Alumina Content Upon Activity and Thermal Stability at High Temperature
Isidro Mejia-Centeno¹, Salvador Castillo¹, Roberto Camposeco¹ and Gustavo A. Fuentes², (1)Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico, (2)Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-9

Propane Oxidation over Monolith Washcoat Supported Ruthenium Catalysts and CO Promotion Effect
Zhongyuan Dang, Yongtaek Choi, Xianjie Zhou, Nirmal Singh and Martin Morrill, Clariant Corporation, USA.

P-M-BRC-10

Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Application of ZSM-5 Catalysts from Clay Fractions of South African Origin
Yusuf Isa, Ebrahim Mohiuddin, Masikana Mdleleni, David Key and Nonyameko Sincadu, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

P-M-BRC-11

Catalyst Design for Selective Furfuryl Alcohol Conversion Using Atomic Layer Deposition
Cassandra George¹, Christian P. Canlas¹, Richard P. Van Duyne¹ and Peter C. Stair², (1)Northwestern University, USA, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, USA.

P-M-BRC-12

Adsorption and Photodegradation Activity of Methylene Blue over Titania Nanotubes
Nan Liu, Xiaoyin Chen and Johannes W. Schwank, University of Michigan, USA.

P-M-BRC-13

Modified Alumina Catalysts for Dehydration of Fructose
Carolina Solis¹, Javier Rivera De la Rosa¹, Carlos Lucio¹ and Jaime S. Valente², (1)Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, (2)Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-14

Synthesis and Characterization of Fe(II) – Ru(II) Organometallic Complexes Ferrocene Derivatives Containing PN Ligands. Application as Catalysts in the Hydrogenation Reactions of Imines
Sergio A. Moya¹, Pedro Aguirre Sr.² and Rebeca Sartori¹, (1)Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Química y Biología, Chile, (2)Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Chile.

P-M-BRC-15

Pd-Metal Clusters Encapsulated in Zeolite SSZ-13 for the Selective Hydrogenation of Alkenes
Trong Pham, University of Delaware, USA.

P-M-BRC-16

Au@SiO₂ Nanoreactors Decorated with Ceria
Viridiana Evangelista¹, Brenda Acosta¹, Sergio Fuentes² and Andrey Simakov³, (1)Centro de Investigacion Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Mexico, (2)Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Mexico, (3)Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-17

Investigation of Mo-V-O Catalysts Synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition
Tasha Drake¹, Hacksung Kim² and Peter C. Stair^1,2, (1)Northwestern University, USA, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, USA.

P-M-BRC-18

Preparation of Ni/Al₂O₃ by Microemulsion and Sol-gel
Saliha Menad¹, Mourad Halouane¹ and Kahina Kouachi², (1)University M. Mammeri, Algeria, (2)University A. Mira, Algeria.

P-M-BRC-19

Preparation and Quantitative Analysis of Dendrimer-Stabilized Au Nanoparticles
Eleni A. Kyriakidou, Konstantin V. Khivantsev, Thomas M. Gostanian, Oleg S. Alexeev and Michael D. Amiridis, University of South Carolina, USA.

P-M-BRC-20

Rapid Synthesis of Sn-Beta for the Isomerization of Cellulosic Sugars
Chun-Chih Chang and Wei Fan, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.

P-M-BRC-21

Cis-2,5-diaminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane, a New Scaffold for Asymmetric Catalysis of the Henry Reaction. Application to the Synthesis of β-Adrenergic Receptor Blocking Agents
Subrata Shaw, Oregon State University, USA.

P-M-BRC-22

Using a Peptide-based Outer Coordination Sphere to Control Molecular Catalysts
Wendy Shaw¹, Avijita Jain², Matthew Reback¹, Sheri Lense¹ and Bojana Ginovska-Pangovska¹, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, (2)Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA.

P-M-BRC-24

Chiral Gold and Silver Nanoclusters as Sustainable Asymmetric Catalysts
Mostafa Farrag, Martin Tschurl and Ulrich Heiz, Technical University of Munich, Germany.

P-M-BRC-25

Preparation and Characterization of Na₂WO₄/Mn/Mg_XTi_1-XO_y for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
Wonjin Jeon¹, Jae-Wook Choi¹, Ji Sun Yoon^1,2, Jeong-Myeong Ha^1,3 and Dong Jin Suh^1,3, (1)Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, (2)Yonsei University, South Korea, (3)University of Science and Technology, South Korea.

P-M-BRC-26

The Rational Synthesis of Pt/Pd Bimetallic Catalysts by Electrostatic Adsorption
Hye-Ran Cho and John R. Regalbuto, University of South Carolina, USA.

P-M-BRC-27

Au/γ-TiO₂ Catalyst. High Activity and Long-Term Stability in CO Oxidation
Rodolfo Zanella¹, Vicente Rodríguez² and Yamin Arzola¹, (1)CCADET-UNAM, Mexico, (2)Universidad Autonoma Nuevo León, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-28

Pd Nanoparticles in Functionalized SBA-15 for the Heck Reaction
Rafael L. Oliveira, Jasper Hooijmans, Mozaffar Shakeri, Petra E. de Jongh, Krijn P. de Jong and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

P-M-BRC-29

Alkylation of Phenol with Propylene Catalyzed by Zeolites
Weiyin Xu¹, Stephen J. Miller², Pradeep K. Agrawal¹ and Christopher W. Jones¹, (1)Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, (2)Chevron Research and Technology Company, USA.

P-M-BRC-30

Evaluation of Volumetric and Pulsed Chemisorption Methodology for Supported Pd Catalysts
Bharat Boppana, Anthony Malone and Joseph Dougherty, Eastman Chemical Company, USA.

P-M-BRC-31

Selective Synthesis of Large-diameter Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes through Water-assisted Ethanol Pyrolysis Using Co-MCM41 catalysts
Fang Ren¹, Stacy Kanaan¹, Hong Wang², Magdalena Majewska¹, Yuan Chen², Gary L. Haller¹ and Lisa D. Pfefferle¹, (1)Yale University, USA, (2)Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

P-M-BRC-32

Gold Nanorods, Stabilized by a Mesoporous Silica Layer Used as Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde
Krijn P. de Jong, Aart J. van de Glind, Petra E. de Jongh, Alfons van Blaaderen and Arnout Imhof, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

P-M-BRC-33

A Sight into the Mechanism of Tantalum Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization, Separated Ta(III) Compound on Silica Surface as Direct Active Species for Ethylene Polymerization
Yin Chen, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia and Jean-Marie Basset, Universite Lyon 1, France.

P-M-BRC-34

Synthesis of Metal Modified SBA-16 and Their Catalytic Performance
Yujun Zhu, Xinlin Zhan, Yongli Dong and Fulong Yuan, Heilongjiang University, China.

P-M-BRC-35

Rheological and Hydrogenation Study using a Flow Modified Sponge^TM Ni Catalyst
J. Matt Farmer¹, Norman Marin-Astorga¹, Bruce Lacey¹, Steven McMahon¹ and Chandresh Malde², (1)Johnson Matthey Inc., USA, (2)Johnson Matthey plc, United Kingdom.

P-M-BRC-37

Influence of Organic Ligands Used in the Preparation of Ni/SBA-15 Hydrogenation Catalysts
Rodrigo A Ortega Dominguez, Claudia Peñaloza Orta and Tatiana Klimova, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-38

Effect of Sodium Content on the Behavior of NiMo Catalysts Supported on Titania Nanotubes in Deep Hydrodesulfurization
Tatiana Klimova, J. Arturo Mendoza-Nieto, Flor N. Garrido-Sánchez, Mark E. Martínez-Klimov, Rodrigo A. Ortega-Domínguez and Julio C. Morales-Ortuño, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

P-M-BRC-39

Surface-Bound Mn Triazacyclononane Catalysts for Alkene Oxidation
Patricia A. Ignacio-de Leon, Christian A. Contreras and Justin M. Notestein, Northwestern University, USA.