Nanoparticles in Fundamentals of Catalysis

Wednesday, June 17, 2015: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
301-303 (Lawrence Convention Center)
Annette Trunschke, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany and J. Will Medlin, University of Colorado, USA.
9:40 AM
The Dynamic Behavior of Cu-Zn Nanoparticles Under Oxidizing and Reducing Conditions
Christian F. Elkjær1,2, Christian Holse2, Anders Nierhoff2, Jens Sehested1, Ib Chorkendorff2, Jane H. Nielsen2 and Stig Helveg1, (1)Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark, (2)Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
10:00 AM
Application of Halohydrocarbons for Gold Redispersion
Kevin Morgan, Alexandre Goguet and Christopher Hardacre, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom.
10:20 AM
CO Oxidation at Cryogenic Temperatures
Ilkeun Lee and Francisco Zaera, University of California Riverside, USA.
10:40 AM
Mechanistic Insights into Low Temperature Partial Oxidation Ethylene and Acetic Acid at the Au/TiO2 Interface
Wenjie Tang1,2 and Matthew Neurock1,2, (1)University of Minnesota, USA, (2)University of Virginia, USA.
11:00 AM
Controlling Catalytic Selectivity on Metal Nanoparticles By Direct Photoexcitation of Adsorbate-Metal Bonds
Matthew Kale1, Talin Avanesian1, Hongliang Xin2 and Phillip Christopher1, (1)University of California Riverside, USA, (2)Virginia Tech, USA.
11:40 AM
Catalysis at Three-Phase Boundaries: Combined DFT and Dual-Site Microkinetic Study of the Effect of Interfaces on Water-Gas Shift Kinetics
Jeffrey Greeley1, Zhi-Jian Zhao1, Yanran Cui1, W. Nicholas Delgass1, Fabio H. Ribeiro1 and William F. Schneider2, (1)Purdue University, USA, (2)University of Notre Dame, USA.