Poster Session: Energy & Sustainability III

P-W-BRC-50

New Multi-Scale Methods for Realistic Modeling of Catalytic Interfaces Based on Sub-nano Surface-deposited Clusters
Anastassia Alexandrova and Jin Zhang, University of California Los Angeles, USA.

P-W-BRC-51

Functionalized Olefin Metathesis in Oleochemistry: Self-metathesis of Methyl Oleate on Solid Catalysts
Carlos R. Apesteguía, Andrés Trasarti and Juan Zelin, Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Argentina.

P-W-BRC-52

Novel Catalyst for Biodiesel Production: Sodium Titanate Nanotubes
Patricia Hernández-Hipólito, Montserrat García-Castillejos, Nohemí Juárez-Flores and Tatiana Klimova, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

P-W-BRC-53

Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol
Danni Gao, Hyun Tae Hwang and Arvind Varma, Purdue University, USA.

P-W-BRC-54

Mechanism of Methane Chemical Looping Combustion Using Fe₂O₃ Promoted with CeO₂
Duane D. Miller, URS E&C Inc., USA and Ranjani Siriwardane, US Department of Energy, USA.

P-W-BRC-55

Atmospheric Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol over Supported Nickel Phosphide Catalysts
Shin-Kuan Wu¹, Po-Chen Lai¹, Yu-Chuan Lin¹, Hou-Peng Wan², Hom-Ti Lee² and Ying-Hsi Chang², (1)Yuan Ze University, Taiwan, (2)Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan.

P-W-BRC-56

Valorization of Humin Based By-products Formed during Biomass Processing Via Synthesis Gas Production Route
Thi Minh Chau Hoang, Leon Lefferts and K. Seshan, University of Twente, Netherlands.

P-W-BRC-57

Low Temperature Lignin Oxidative Conversion over Chalcopyrite
Ruoshui Ma, Washington State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-58

CO₂ Capture over Molecular Basket Sorbent: Sorption Kinetic Study
Xiaoxing Wang¹, Shawn. D. Lin² and Chunshan Song¹, (1)Pennsylvania State University, USA, (2)National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

P-W-BRC-59

Syngas Production via Chemical Looping Partial Oxidation
Saurabh Bhavsar, Brian Tackett, Amey More and Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

P-W-BRC-60

CO₂ Activation via Chemical Looping Dry Reforming
Michelle Najera¹, Hannah Grace¹, Saurabh Bhavsar^1,2 and Götz Veser^1,2, (1)University of Pittsburgh, USA, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA.

P-W-BRC-61

Effect of Pd/OSC on Diesel Oxidation Catalyst for CO Fast Light-off
Jin Woo Choung, Hyokung Lee, Seokjae Kim and Seung Beom Yoo, Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea.

P-W-BRC-62

New Insights to Ethanol Steam Reforming Reaction Pathway
Catherine K.S. Choong^1,2, Ziyi Zhong¹, Lin Huang¹, Armando Borgna¹, Liang Hong², Luwei Chen¹ and Jianyi Lin¹, (1)Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore, (2)National University of Singapore, Singapore.

P-W-BRC-63

Improving the Lifetime of Ni-based Reforming Catalysts by Addition of Noble Metal Promoters; Mechanism for Alloy Formation
Fernando Morales Cano, Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen and Ramchandra Tiruvalam, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark.

P-W-BRC-64

Elimination of Aqueous Ammonia via Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation: Controlling the Selectivity to N₂
Cédric Lousteau, Michèle Besson and Claude Descorme, IRCELYON - CNRS /University of Lyon 1, France.

P-W-BRC-65

Flue Gas Cleaning by Ionic Liquids - Fundamental Chemistry and Industrial Application
Peter Thomassen, Andreas J. Kunov-Kruse, Susanne L. Mossin, Helene Kolding, Søren Kegnæs, Anders Riisager, Rolf W. Berg and Rasmus Fehrmann, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

P-W-BRC-66

Effect of Si/Al Ratio on the Preparation and Use of Mesoporous ZSM-5 Zeolites As Catalysts in Biomass Pyrolysis
Eleni F. Iliopoulou¹, Antonio Pineda², Stylianos Stefanidis¹, Kostas Kalogiannis¹ and Angelos A. Lappas¹, (1)Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Greece, (2)Universidad de Cordoba, Spain.

P-W-BRC-67

High Pore Volume TiO₂ – New Possibilities for Catalytic Applications
Sonja Grothe¹, Stephan Eckle¹ and Berndt Köhler², (1)Sachtleben Chemie GmbH, Germany, (2)Sachtleben Pigment GmbH, Germany.

P-W-BRC-68

Reduction Kinetics of Perovskite-based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Combustion
Zahra Sarshar, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada and Serge Kaliaguine, Laval University, Canada.

P-W-BRC-69

Pt-Re Synergy in Water-gas Shift and Aqueous Phase Reforming of Glycerol: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study
Aysegul Ciftci, Tianwei Zhu, D.A.J.M. Ligthart and Emiel J.M. Hensen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.

P-W-BRC-70

Role of Brønsted acidity in NH₃ Selective Catalytic Reduction Reaction on Cu/SAPO-34 Catalysts
Lei Wang¹, Wei Li², Steven J. Schmieg² and Duan Weng¹, (1)Tsinghua University, China, (2)General Motors Research and Development Center, USA.

P-W-BRC-71

Zinc Catalyzed Conversion of Fatty Acids into Nitriles at Low Temperature for Aviation Biofuels
Aline Auroux, Adrien Mekki-Berrada and Simona Bennici, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon (IRCELYON), France.

P-W-BRC-72

The Insight of Active Sites: Reduced and Sulfided CoMo Catalysts
Justin X. Wang and Yeping Cai, Clariant Corporation, BU Catalysts, USA.

P-W-BRC-73

Understanding the Functional and Structural Roles of Lanthana in High-temperature Water-gas Shift Catalysts
Basseem Hallac, Brigham Young University, USA.

P-W-BRC-76

Controlled Sintering to Enhance Reactivity of Ni based Oxygen Carrier over γ–Al₂O₃ for Chemical Looping Combustion
Mohammad R. Quddus¹, Mohammad M. Hossain² and Hugo I. de Lasa¹, (1)The University of Western Ontario, Canada, (2)King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.

P-W-BRC-77

Ultra High Temperature Water Gas Shift Reaction over Modified Ferrite Catalysts
Krishna Gunugunuri and Panagiotis Smirniotis, University of Cincinnati, USA.

P-W-BRC-78

Catalytic Removal of Formaldehyde at Room Temperature over Supported Gold Catalysts
Bingbing Chen and Chuan Shi, Dalian University of Technology, China.

P-W-BRC-79

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-derived C₄ Compounds into Gasoline-grade Fuels
Sung Min Kim, Mi Eun Lee and Young-Woong Suh, Hanyang University, South Korea.

P-W-BRC-80

Dehydrogenation and Hydrogenation / Hydrogenolysis Activity of Tunable Ga Species in Ga/HZSM-5 by H₂ Treatment
Artit Ausavasukhi, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Thailand, Daniel E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma, USA and Tawan Sooknoi, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand.

P-W-BRC-81

Asphaltenes Conversion through One-step Emulsion Upgrading Process Using Molybdenum Sulfide Nano Catalysts
Lei Jia, Yuxiang Rao, Sunyoung Gong, Lu Dong, Garry L. Rempel and Flora T.T. Ng, University of Waterloo, Canada.

P-W-BRC-82

Low Temperature Water Gas Shift Reaction over Au Modified Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts
Qing Wang, Chuan Shi and Yufei Ma, Dalian University of Technology, China.

P-W-BRC-83

Perovskite La_xM_1-XNi_0.8Fe_0.2O₃ Catalyst for Steam Reforming of Tar: Effect of Alkaline Earth Metal Addition at Low Steam
Usman Oemar, Kus Hidajat and Sibudjing Kawi, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

P-W-BRC-84

NH₃-SCR Activity on a SCRF: An Experimental and Modeling Study
Silvia Redaelli¹, Isabella Nova¹, Enrico Tronconi¹, Thorsten Boger², Ameya Joshi³ and Natarajan Gunaseka³, (1)Politecnico di Milano, Italy, (2)Corning GmbH, Germany, (3)Corning Inc., USA.

P-W-BRC-85

Coverage Dependent Catalytic Activity of Pt on Au Nano-octahedra: From Single Atoms to Multiple Layers
Sungeun Yang, Cheonghee Kim and Hyunjoo Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea.

P-W-BRC-86

Synthesizing and Applying Shape-Controlled Pt Nanoparticles for Electrocatalytic Reaction
Cheonghee Kim, Sungeun Yang and Hyunjoo Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea.

P-W-BRC-87

Ni₃Al Intermetallites for Biomass-Derived Tar Reforming
Angélica V. González¹, Larisa A. Arkatova² and Klas Engvall¹, (1)KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, (2)Tomsk State University, Russia.

P-W-BRC-88

Simple and Scalable Synthesis of Highly Active Lewis Acidic Sn-Beta
Ceri Hammond, Christof Aellig, Patrick Wolf, Sabrina Conrad and Ive Hermans, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

P-W-BRC-89

Hydrothermal Ageing Effects on a Fe-Zeolite Catalyst
Maria Pia Ruggeri, Isabella Nova and Enrico Tronconi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

P-W-BRC-90

Hydrogenolysis of Cellulose into Polyols over in situ Reduced Nickel-Promoted Tungsten Carbides
Katarina Fabicovicova, Martin Lucas and Peter Claus, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.

P-W-BRC-91

Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol
Johannes Kraft¹, Gustavo Paim Valença² and Peter Claus¹, (1)Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, (2)Campinas State University, Brazil.

P-W-BRC-92

Improved Low-Temperature Activity of Ag-Alumina for Lean NOx Reduction – Effects of Ag Loading and Low-Level Pt Doping
Fredrik K. Gunnarsson, Hannes Kannisto, Magnus Skoglundh and Hanna Härelind, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

P-W-BRC-93

Inverse NiAl₂O₄ on LaAlO₃-Al₂O₃: Unique Catalytic Structure for Stable CO₂ Reforming of Methane
Yasotha Kathiraser, Warintorn Thitsartarn, Kesada Sutthiumporn and Sibudjing Kawi, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

P-W-BRC-94

Catalytic Applications for Char from Biomass Gasification
Naomi Klinghoffer¹, Alexsandra Guerra¹, Marco J. Castaldi² and Ange Nzihou³, (1)Columbia University, USA, (2)City College of City University of New York, USA, (3)Université de Toulouse, Mines Albi, France.

P-W-BRC-95

Optimisation of the Catalyst Load for a MW Susceptible Catalytic DPF
Vincenzo Palma, Paolo Ciambelli and Eugenio Meloni, University of Salerno, Italy.

P-W-BRC-96

Rare Earth/Transition Metal Oxides for Syngas Cleanup
Rui Li¹, Matthew Krcha², Michael Janik², Amitava Roy¹ and Kerry Dooley¹, (1)Louisiana State University, USA, (2)Pennsylvania State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-99

BEA Zeolite Modified with Iron as Effective Catalysts for N₂O Decomposition and Selective Reduction of NO with Ammonia
Pawel Boron¹, Lucjan Chmielarz¹, Jacek Gurgul², Kazimierz Latka³, Tetsuya Shishido⁴ and Stanislaw Dzwigaj⁵, (1)Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Poland, (2)Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Poland, (3)M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Poland, (4)Kyoto University, Japan, (5)Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, UMR 7197 CNRS, UPMC, France.

P-W-BRC-100

Mechanistic Insight into the Tin-catalyzed Conversion of Tetrose Sugars to Alpha-Hydroxy Acid Platform Molecules with in situ NMR
Michiel Dusselier¹, Filip de Clippel¹, Pieter van Wouwe¹, David Gammon² and Bert F. Sels¹, (1)Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, (2)University of Cape Town, South Africa.

P-W-BRC-101

Understanding the Role of Various Active Sites on the Conversion of Lignin-Derived Phenolics on Ru/TiO₂
Taiwo Omotoso and Steven Crossley, University of Oklahoma, USA.

P-W-BRC-102

Catalytic Fuel Processor for PEM FC Systems Operating on Methanol
Maxim Lyubovsky, Greg Hoeschele and Chris Tesluk, Ballard Power Systems, USA.

P-W-BRC-103

Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading by Hydrodeoxygenation Process
Zhong He and Xianqin Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.

P-W-BRC-104

The Nature of CO₂ Adsorption Sites on Immobilized Amine Sorbents - An FTIR Study
Mathew T. Isenberg and Steven S.C. Chuang, The University of Akron, USA.

P-W-BRC-105

Ni Supported on Ni_xCe_0.75-xZr_0.250₂ - a Very Active Catalyst for RWGS
Priscila da Costa Zonetti¹, Sonia Letichevsky¹, Gustavo D. Azevedo¹, Philipe P.P. Reis¹, Leonardo Travalloni², Alexandre Barros Gaspar¹, Eduardo F. Sousa-Aguiar³ and Lucia Gorenstin Appel¹, (1)Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil, (2)Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)CENPES/Petrobras, Brazil.

P-W-BRC-106

Catalytic Process to Reduce 1,2,4-Trioxolanes from Unsaturated Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Oxidation by Ozone
Kévin Louis, Laurence Vivier, Karine De Oliveira Vigier and Yannick Pouilloux, University of Poitiers, France.

P-W-BRC-107

Highly Active Subnano Pd Clusters Supported on Ferric Hydroxide for CO-Tolerant Hydrogen Oxidation
Botao Qiao¹, Jian Lin², Lin Li², Aiqin Wang², Jingyue Liu¹ and Tao Zhang², (1)Arizona State University, USA, (2)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China.

P-W-BRC-108

Spatio-Temporal Studies of NO_x Reduction over Pt-Rh/BaO/Al₂O₃: Elucidating the Role of Intermediate Isocyanates
Prasanna Dasari and Michael P. Harold, University of Houston, USA.

P-W-BRC-109

Hydrocracking of Hexadecane on Noble Metal/Silica-alumina Catalysts: The Effect of Metal Loading of Palladium, Platinum and Iridium
Francesco Regali, Magali Boutonnet and Sven Järås, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

P-W-BRC-110

A Facile Approach for the Synthesis of Nano Crystalline Niobia/Carbon Composites for Aqueous Phase Reactions
Haifeng Xiong, Hien Pham and Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico, USA.

P-W-BRC-111

O₂ and SO₂ Tolerance of a Primary Amine-based Ion-exchange Resin for Post-combustion CO₂ Capture Applications
John R. Kitchin and Alex Hallenbeck, Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

P-W-BRC-112

A Mn-promotion Study to Compare Fe/Cu/K/SiO₂ Catalyst Performance under Mild and Realistic Fischer-Tropsch Conditions
Andrew Campos¹, Rachid Oukaci², James G. Goodwin, Jr.³ and Santosh Gangwal¹, (1)Southern Research Institute, USA, (2)Energy Technology Partners, USA, (3)Clemson University, USA.

P-W-BRC-113

Photocatalytic NOx Oxidation and Storage (PHONOS) Catalysts
Emrah Ozensoy, Asli M. Soylu, Meryem Polat and Zafer Say, Bilkent University, Turkey.

P-W-BRC-114

Fundamental Insights on the Electrochemical Water Splitting Using Solid Oxide Electrolyzers
Negar Mosavati and Eranda Nikolla, Wayne State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-115

Catalytic Performance of Bimetallic Systems for the Steam Reforming of Ethanol at Low Temperature
Vincenzo Palma¹, Filomena Castaldo¹, Paolo Ciambelli¹ and Gaetano Iaquaniello², (1)University of Salerno, Italy, (2)Tecnimont KT S.p.A., Italy.

P-W-BRC-116

Bifunctional Catalysts for Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Butene
Quanxing Zheng and Keith Hohn, Kansas State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-117

Screening Catalysts for Upgrading of Pine Pyrolysis Vapors
Calvin Mukarakate¹, Xiaodong Zhang¹, David Robichaud¹, Ryan Richards² and Mark Nimlos¹, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA, (2)Colorado School of Mines, USA.

P-W-BRC-118

Ni-Fe/Cu Nanoparticles As Hydrogen Generation Catalyst from Hydrous Hydrazine
Khachatur Manukyan¹, Sergei Rouvimov¹, Alexander Mukasyan¹, Jeffrey T. Miller² and Eduardo E. Wolf¹, (1)University of Notre Dame, USA, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, USA.

P-W-BRC-119

Effect of Cu Addition to Ru Catalysts for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis
Fabio B. Passos, André Soares, Joyce Salazar and Fernanda Vasconcelos, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.

P-W-BRC-120

Effect of the Incorporation of Cu and Ni over ZrO₂ on the Direct Synthesis of DEC (diethyl carbonate) from CO₂ and Ethanol
Aída Luz Villa Holguín, Oscar Felipe Arbelaez Pérez, Andrés Felipe Orrego Romero, Felipe Bustamante Londoño and Luis F. Correa, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

P-W-BRC-122

Transformative Catalytic Technology for Advanced Biofuel Production
Manhoe Kim¹, Simon Ng² and Steven Salley², (1)NextCat Inc, USA, (2)Wayne State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-123

Effect of Transition Metal Ion on the Catalytic Functions of Zeolite-based SCR Catalysts and SOx Storage / Removal
Ashok Kumar¹, Krishna Kamasamudram¹, Neal W. Currier¹, Aleksey Yezerets¹ and Hai-Ying Chen², (1)Cummins Inc., USA, (2)Johnson Matthey Emission Control Technologies, USA.

P-W-BRC-124

Kinetics of Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction on Pt(111)
Chuan Shi^1,2, Heine A. Hansen^1,2, Christopher P. O'Grady², Andrew A. Peterson^1,2,3 and Jens K. Nørskov^1,2, (1)Stanford University, USA, (2)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA, (3)Brown University, USA.

P-W-BRC-125

Furanylation and Subsequent Partial Hydrogenation of Biomass-derived Molecules for Innovative Diesel Fuel Production
Eric Sacia, Madhesan Balakrishnan and Alexis T. Bell, University of California Berkeley, USA.

P-W-BRC-126

Novel NOx Control Catalyst for Diesel Engines
Gokhan Alptekin, Ambalavanan Jayaraman, Margarita Dubovik and Michael Cesario, TDA Research, Inc, USA.

P-W-BRC-127

Comparative Study of Large-Pore Ordered Mesoporous Carbon and MWCNT-Supported K-Doped Dual-Promoted MoS₂ Catalysts for Higher Alcohol Synthesis
Philip Boahene and Ajay K. Dalai, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

P-W-BRC-128

Catalysis and In-situ Studies of RhCon Nanoclusters Supported on Co₃O₄ Nanorods
Franklin Tao¹, Lei Wang², Anatoly I. Frenkel³, Shiran Zhang¹ and Anitha Patlolla³, (1)University of Notre Dame, USA, (2)Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, China, (3)Yeshiva University, USA.

P-W-BRC-129

Novel Ni-ZnO-Al₂O₃ Nanowire Catalysts for Hydro-desulfurization of Diesel
Mayank Gupta^1,2, Franz Petzold³, Tu Nguyen¹, Helge Toufar³ and Mahendra Sunkara^1,2, (1)University of Louisville, USA, (2)Advanced Energy Materials, LLC., USA, (3)Clariant BU of Energy and Catalysis, USA.

P-W-BRC-130

The Release of NO_x Stored over LNT Catalysts: The First Step of the Reduction Process
Laura Righini, Lidia Castoldi, Nancy Artioli, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti and Pio Forzatti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

P-W-BRC-131

Reactivity of Mixed PtK/Al₂O₃ - CeZr Catalytic Systems for the Simultaneous Removal of NO_x and Soot from Diesel Exhausts
Roberto Matarrese, Julian Ballarin, Katia Gallucci, Pierluigi Villa and Luca Lietti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

P-W-BRC-132

Scalable Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanowires for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes
Tu Nguyen, Arjun Thapa, Venkat Vendra, Gamini Sumanasekera and Mahendra Sunkara, University of Louisville, USA.

P-W-BRC-133

Novel Sorbents for Biogas Desulfurization
Gokhan Alptekin, Ambalavanan Jayaraman, Matthew Schaefer, Margarita Dubovik and Michael Ware, TDA Research, Inc, USA.

P-W-BRC-134

Advanced Ambient Temperature CO Oxidation Catalyst
Gokhan Alptekin, Ambalavanan Jayaraman, Matthew Cates, Margarita Dubovik, Michael Cesario and Alex Wickham, TDA Research, Inc, USA.

P-W-BRC-135

Autothermal Reforming of n-Dodecane for Fuel-cell Applications – Nickel Based Xerogel Catalysts for Activity, Stability and Coking Studies
Venkata Phanikrishna Sharma Mangalmapalli, Jale F. Akyurtlu and Ates Akyurtlu, Hampton University, USA.

P-W-BRC-136

Mechanistic Insights of Impact of High Concentrations of Propylene on the SCR Reactions
Michael A. Smith¹, Christopher Depcik², John Hoard¹, Stanislav Bohac¹ and Dionissios Assanis¹, (1)University of Michigan, USA, (2)University of Kansas, USA.

P-W-BRC-137

In Situ IR Study of Cellulose Photocatalytic Decomposition by TiO₂
Piyapong Pattanapanishsawat¹, Duane D. Miller² and Steven S.C. Chuang¹, (1)The University of Akron, USA, (2)URS E&C Inc., USA.

P-W-BRC-138

C-Si Supported Palladium for Liquid Phase Decarboxylation of Oleic Acid to Diesel Hydrocarbons
Elvan Sari¹, Manhoe Kim², Steven Salley^1,2 and Simon Ng^1,2, (1)Wayne State University, USA, (2)NextCat Inc, USA.

P-W-BRC-139

Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Using ZSM-5, a Tunable Shape-selective Catalyst
W. Curtis Conner, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.

P-W-BRC-140

Correlating the Aqueous Phase Reforming Activity with the Structure of Pt-M Bimetallic Catalysts
Ayman M. Karim¹, Sarah Tupy², Jonathan E. Sutton², Michel Gray¹, Heather M. Brown¹, Dionisios G. Vlachos³, Jingguang G. Chen², David L. King¹ and Yong Wang⁴, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, (2)University of Delaware, USA, (3)Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, USA, (4)Washington State University, USA.

P-W-BRC-141

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO_x by C₃H₈ on Ag-Y Zeolite
L. Eduardo Maldonado, Guadalupe Sanchez-Tique, Maria Eugenia Hernandez-Terán, Alfonso Talavera-López, Sergio A. Gomez and Gustavo A. Fuentes, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico.

P-W-BRC-142

Synthesis and Characterization of Au/ZrO₂-CeO₂ Catalysts: Use in MTBE Destruction by Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation
Gilberto Torres, Hermicenda Perez, Dora Maria Frias, Jose Guadalupe Pacheco and Durvel de la Cruz, Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco, Mexico.

P-W-BRC-143

Suitable Bifunctional Catalyst to Produce DME by CO₂ Hydrogenation
Giuseppe Bonura¹, Lorenzo Spadaro¹, Francesco Arena², Manuela Cordaro¹, Catia Cannilla¹, Aldo Mezzapica¹ and Francesco Frusteri¹, (1)National Council of Research, Italy, (2)Messina University, Italy.

P-W-BRC-144

Cu-TiO₂ Photocatalysts for the Direct Conversion of CO₂ into Methanol
Lorenzo Spadaro, Francesco Arena, Giuseppe Bonura, Aldo Mezzapica, Alessandra Palella and Francesco Frusteri, National Council of Research, Italy.

P-W-BRC-145

Novel Catalysts using New Semiconductor Alloys, GaSb_xN_1-x for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Computations and Experiments
Swathi Sunkara¹, Jacek Jasinski¹, Madhu Menon², Todd Deutsch³ and Mahendra Sunkara¹, (1)University of Louisville, USA, (2)University of Kentucky, USA, (3)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA.