2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Nanomaterials and Devices for Energy Applications

We seek papers pertaining to the design, synthesis, fabrication, and characterization of nanomaterials and devices for energy applications including fuel cells, batteries, hydrogen storage and hydrogen production. Papers describing experimental, theoretical and computational work are welcome.

Chair

Levi T. Thompson, University of Michigan

Co-Chair

Henry C. Foley, Pennsylvania State University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(36a) A General Approach Towards Hierarchical Carbon Particles
Eric J. Hampsey, Qingyuan Hu, Jiebin Pang, Yunfeng Lu

08:51 AM

(36b) Titania Nanotubes as Templates for the Solar Production of Hydrogen
Christiaan Richter, Zhen Wu, Ronald Willey, Latika Menon

09:12 AM

(36c) Effect of Hydrophilic Layer Property on the Activity of Pulse Deposited Pt Catalyst in Pem Fuel Cells
Yoon-Seok Choi, Subasri M. Ayyadurai, Branko Popov

09:33 AM

(36d) Nanostructures for Micro and Miniature Fuel Cells by Template Wetting
Eric Broaddus, Arpan Gurjar, Brittany Wilson, Scott A. Gold

09:54 AM

(36e) Fabrication of Chalcogenide Nanowire Thin Films for Solid State Energy Conversion
Hugh W. Hillhouse, Vikrant N. Urade, Michael Tate

10:15 AM

(36f) Surface-Mediated Growth of Oriented and Well-Defined Nanocrystalline Anatase Titania Films
Donghai Wang, Juewen Liu, Qisheng Huo, Zimin Nie, Rick Williford

10:36 AM

(36g) Nano Energetics for Us Navy Percussion Primer Applications
Peter P. Ostrowski, Magdy M. Bichay, Jan A. Puszynski