Catalyst Characterization Techniques II

Monday, June 15, 2015: 1:30 PM-3:10 PM
408-410 (Lawrence Convention Center)
Levi T. Thompson, University of Michigan, USA and Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech, USA.
1:50 PM
Pore Network Changes of Single Catalyst Particles Due to Metal Poisoning
Florian Meirer1, Sam Kalirai1, Yijin Liu2, Joy Andrews2, Ulrike Boesenberg3, Matthias Alfeld3, Gerald Falkenberg3, Santosh Soparawalla4, Darius Morris2,4, Gerbrand Mesu4 and Bert M. Weckhuysen1, (1)Utrecht University, Netherlands, (2)Stanford University, USA, (3)Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany, (4)Albemarle Corporation, USA.
2:10 PM
Elucidation of the Roles of Rhenium in Vapor-Phase Reforming of Glycerol over Pt-Re/C Catalyst
Zhehao Wei1,2, Ayman M. Karim1, Yan Li2, David L. King1 and Yong Wang1,2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, (2)Washington State University, USA.
2:30 PM
Active Phase Distribution Changes within a Catalyst Particle during Fischer-Tropsch As Revealed By Multi-Scale Microscopy
Korneel Cats1, Joy Andrews2, Odile Stéphan3, Katia March3, Chithra Karunakaran4, Florian Meirer1, Frank de Groot1 and Bert Weckhuysen1, (1)Utrecht University, Netherlands, (2)Stanford University, USA, (3)Université Paris Sud, France, (4)Canadian Light Source, Canada.
2:50 PM
Effect of Water Treatment on Sn-BEA Zeolite: Origin of 960 Cm-1 FTIR Peak
Timothy D. Courtney1, Chun-Chih Chang2, Maura Koehle1, Raul F. Lobo1, Wei Fan2, Raymond J. Gorte3 and Vladimiros Nikolakis1, (1)University of Delaware, USA, (2)University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, (3)University of Pennsylvania, USA.