2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Poster Session: Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Poster Session

This session showcases a diverse range of research in catalysis and reaction engineering. Students participating in the poster session are eligible for awards given by the Division for outstanding research and presentation.

Chair

Helen H. Lou, Lamar University

Co-Chairs

Jack R. Hopper, Lamar University
Ralph W. Pike, Louisiana State University

Presentations

Kinetic Study of Biodiesel Production from Chinese Tallow Tree Oil
Scott D. Crymble, Rafael Hernandez, Todd French, Mark Zappi, Brian Baldwin, Donald Thomas
(476bj) Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane over K, Ce and Mn Promoted Ni/Al2o3 Catalysts: Catalyst Characterization and Activity
K. K. Pant, Nandini A, Dhingra S. C.
(476i) Oxidation of Cyclohexane with Molecular Oxygen Using Macrocyclic Homonuclear Cu Complex Catalyst
A. Kumar, K. S. Anisia
(476ba) The Photocatalytic Effects of Tio2 Impregnated with Transition Metals for Removal of Organic Compounds in Liquid Phase
Won-Mook Lee, Chul Woo Lee, Kwang Joo Kim
(476f) Modeling and Simulation of a Pyrolysis Reactor for Slurry Feed
Luiz Fernando Gallo, Arilza de Castilho Pickler, Christine Althoff, Carlos Eduardo Fontes, Jaime Neiva Miranda, Alexarder Clausbruch, Alessandro Alle
(476ag) Experimental Investigation of High Temperature Reaction Kinetics of Hydrogen and Air in Turbulent, Supersonic, Combusting Flows
Nigil Satish Jeyashekar, John M. Seiner
(476at) Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide over Zeolite Catalysts
Takashi Tatsumi, Mikio Hayashi
(476ao) Promoting the Preferential Oxidation of Co by Altering the Reducibility of Pt
Sichem Guerrero, Eduardo E. Wolf
(476u) Kinetic Modeling of Hydrogen Production Via Steam Reforming of Methanol
S. Patel, K. K. Pant
(476p) Catalytic down-Hole Upgrading of Heavy Oil
Behdad Moini, Apostolos Kantzas, Pedro Pereira, Steve Larter
(476s) Aging of Iron Molybdate Oxide Catalysts during Partial Oxidation of Methanol to Formaldehyde
Inga Walzel, Marcel A. Liauw, M. Estenfelder
(476az) Conversion of Mixed Sugars into Ethanol by Recombinant Corynebacterium Glutamicum
Masayuki Inui, Hideo Kawaguchi, Shohei Okino, Masako Suda, Miho Sasaki, Alain A. Vertès, Hideaki Yukawa
(476k) Cfd Simulations of Flow and Heat Transfer in Steam Reforming in a Fixed Bed of Cylinders
M. Ertan Taskin, Anthony Dixon, E. Hugh Stitt
(476aa) Understanding the Aqueous Phase Oxidation of Hydroxylamine by Nitric and Nitrous Acids Using Computational Chemistry
Robert W. Ashcraft, Sumathy Raman, William H. Green
(476ap) Promoted Cu/Zn Catalysts for the Partial Oxidation of Methanol to Produce Hydrogen
Stephen J. Schuyten, Eduardo E. Wolf
(476bl) Steam Reforming of Methanol Using Supported Mo2c Catalysts
Sean S.-Y. Lin, Su Ha, William J. Thomson
(476ah) Modeling of Droplet-Particle Interaction in the Inlet Zone of a Fcc Riser
Vikram Singh, Shantanu Roy
(476au) Non-Catalytic Biodiesel Production from Soybean Oil Using Supercritical Methanol
Ashley D'Ann Koh, Taiying Zhang, Carter Johnson, Gary A. Aurand
(476bo) Recovery of Nickel from Spent Catalyst Using Edta as a Chelating Agent
Beena Singh, Rakesh Shrivastva, K. K. Pant, V. V. Krishnan, K.D.P. Nigam
(476a) Pd-Leaching and Pd-Removal in Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki Couplings
Jeng-Shiou Chen, Oleksiy Vassylyev, Anthony Panarello, Johannes Khinast
(476af) Optimal Inlet Temperature Profile Strategies for Decaying Fixed Bed Reactor
Kamleshkumar Ghodasara, Robin Smith
(476b) The Influence of Physical Interactions on Chemical Reactions in Confinement
Erik E. Santiso, Keith E. Gubbins, Aaron M. George, Marco Buongiorno-Nardelli
(476bb) Modeling of Condensed Phase Combustion-Decomposition Reaction with Gas Generation
Haorong Wang, Vladimir Hlavacek, Marian Simo
(476aw) Catalytic Cracking and Aromatization of C4-C5 Hydrocarbons over Zsm-5 Zeolite: Activity and Regeneration
Prancharee Teerathanakit, Siriporn Jongpatiwut, Boonyarach Kitiyanan, Nakarin Mongkolsiri
(476bn) Monodispersed Pd-Nanoparticles for Selective Hydrogenation
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker, Natalia Semagina, Albert Renken
(476ay) Formation of Liquid Element Sulfur and Gaseous Carbonyl Sulfide by Reacting Hydrogen Sulfide in Coal Gases with Sulfur Dioxide
Kyung C. Kwon, Laneddye Carter, Claudell Burnell, Tikia Allen, Tara Johnson, Robie Lewis
(476bd) Deactivation Mechanisms of Platinum/Titania Catalysts for Sulfuric Acid Decomposition in Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycles
Lucia M. Petkovic, Harry W. Rollins, Patrick J. Pinhero, Kyle C. Burch, Daniel M. Ginosar, Helen H. Farrell
(476ai) Hydroconversion of 2-Methylnaphthalene on Pt/Mordenite Catalysts. Effect of the Acid/Metal Balance of the Catalyst over the Main Reaction Pathways
Horacio González, M. Guillermo Villaseñor, Omar S. Castillo, J.Luis Rico, Salomón R. Vásquez, Rafael Maya
(476an) Oxide-Specific Oxidation States of Oxide-Supported Au Nanoparticles
Siris Laursen, Suljo Linic
(476e) Optimizing Pd Catalyzed Reactions for Pharmaceutical Production
Jason Mustakis
(476bc) Wittig Reaction of Synthesizing Liquid Crystal Intermediate by Novel Phase-Transfer Catalysis
Maw Ling Wang, Shan-Je Lin
(476m) Liquid and Gas Phase Laboratory Testing of 1-Butene Rich Fischer-Tropsch Feed over Solid Phosphoric Acid on Kieselguhr
Johann David Rademan
(476c) A Silicon Microreactor for in-Situ Spectroscopic Analysis of Working Nsr Catalysts
Chung Kwang Tan, Chelsey D. Baertsch
(476h) Engineering Advances in Combinatorial Chemistry Relevant to Heterogeneous Catalysis
Mark A. Krawczyk, Jesper Bennetsen, Arne Karlsson, Ivar M. Dahl, Thor Mejdall
(476v) Ni3al Intermetallics Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Methanol
Ya Xu, Satoshi Kameoka, Masahiko Demura, An-pang Tsai, Toshiyuki Hirano
(476be) Investigation on the Platinum-Loaded Nay Zeolite Catalysts for Liquid Phase Reforming of Carbohydrates to Hydrogenn
Justin Monroe, Zhong Tang, Xuehong Gu, Junhang Dong, Donald Weinkauf, Tina M. Nenoff
(476ac) Effects of Ionic Liquid in the Catalyst Preparation of Mgo-Ceo2 Mixed Oxide for Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis Via Transesterification
Kye Sang Yoo, Haznan Abimanyu, Byoung Sung Ahn, Honggon Kim
(476x) Fe-Cu Catalysts for Sulfuric Acid Decomposition in Si Cycle to Thermochemically Produce Hydrogen
Honggon Kim, Dong-Kun Jeon, Kwan-Young Lee, Gyeongtaek Gong, Kye Sang Yoo, Byung Gwon Lee, Byoung Sung Ahn, Kwang-Deog Jung
(476q) Trimerization of Isobutene over Cation Exchange Resins: Effect of Physical Properties of the Resins and Reaction Conditions
Ji Woong Yoon, Ji-Hye Lee, Jong-San Chang, Hee Du Lee, Dae Hyun Choo, Tae-Jin Kim, Seong Jun Lee, Sung Hwa Jhung
(476ar) Hydrodynamic, Mass Transfer Parameters and Modelling of Slurry Bubble Column and Ebulating Bed Reactors Operating under Fischer-Tropsch Conditions
Laurent Sehabiague, Mariela Sanoja, Yannick J. Heintz, Romain O. Lemoine, Arsam Behkish, Rachid Oukaci, Badie I. Morsi
(476ax) Mathematical Modeling of Coke Purification in a Moving Bed Reactor
Andrei V. Kolesnikov
(476ad) Photocatalytic Cu Deposition over Self-Assembled Titania Nanoclusters
Chien-Tsung Wang, Qingguo Huang
(476ab) Catalytic Performance of Aluminum Incorporated MCM-41 for Synthesis of Diphenylmethane Derivatives from Formaldehyde and Phenol, 2,6-Dimethylphenol, or Aniline
Tsuyoshi Kugita, Suman K. Jana, Daisuke Agari, Shigekazu Hirose, Seitaro Namba
(476d) A Theoretical Investigation of Co Adsorption on Pt3sn Alloy
Aslihan Sümer, Mine A. Gülmen, A.Erhan Aksoylu
(476bg) Catalytic Properties of Ni3Al Powder for Hydrogen Generation by Methane Steam Reforming
Yan Ma, Ya Xu, Masahiko Demura, Dong Hyun Chun, Toshiyuki Hirano
(476z) Community-Extensible Software and Database for Predicting Combustion Kinetics
William H. Green
(476t) Optimization of Invertase Production in a Fed Batch Bioreactor by Neuron-Dynamic Programming
Jaume Giralt, Gabriela Espinosa, Alexandre Restrepo, Francesc Giralt
(476l) Prediction for the Secondary Reaction of Fcc Gasoline by Fnn-Ga Method
Bolun Yang, Chun Chen, Haomiao Ye, Jun Yuan
(476n) Propane Ammoxidation to Acrylonitrile over Vanadia-Based Xerogel/Aerogel Catalysts
Dong Jin Suh, Jinsoon Choi, Chee Burm Shin
(476g) Molybdenum Carbide-Based Catalysts for Gasoline Steam Reforming
Oscar G. Marin Flores