2010 Annual Meeting

Session: Photo, Microwave and Ultrasound Catalysis

This session addresses various process intensification methods, such as microwave engineering, ultrasound, and use of photons to enhance reactions and tune selectivity. Both theoretical and experimental papers are welcome.

Chair

W. Curtis Conner, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Co-Chair

Ashish B. Mhadeshwar, University of Connecticut

Presentations

03:15 PM

(165a) Adaptation of the Design of a Gas Phase Photoreactor for the Degradation of BTX (benzene, toluene, xilene)
Hugo Felipe Camargo Vargas, Ingrid Damaris López Quintero, Sebastián Hernández Sierra, Víctor Manuel Sarria Muñoz

03:36 PM

(165b) Selective Catalytic Photoreduction of CO2 On Pt/TiO2 Nanotube for Renewable Energy
Qin-Hui Zhang, Yi-Juan Hong, Jianguo Yu

03:57 PM

(165c) Photocatalytic Water-Splitting by Ru-Doped Titania Nanotubes
Elizabeth Ranney, Johannes Schwank

04:18 PM

(165d) Development of Dispersed-Type Sonophotocatalysis Using Piezoelectric Effect Caused by Ultrasonic Resonance
Naohito Hayashi, Eiki Kasai

04:39 PM

(165e) Ultrasound-Assisted Oxidative Desulfurization of Natural Gasoline
S. William Hoy, David Ramage, Nicholas Shurgott, David Wintergrass, Florian Schattenmann

05:00 PM

(165f) BioDiesel Production by Microwave and Ultrasonic Assisted Heterogeneous Catalysis
Ronen Weingarten, Wm. Curtis Conner, George W. Huber, Paul J. Dauenhauer, Geoffrey Tompsett

05:21 PM

(165g) Microwave-Activated Functionalization of Bare-Surfaced Metal Nanoparticles On Graphene Derivatives: Avenue for Carrier Manipulation, Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Raman Amplification
Kabeer Jasuja, Josh Linn, Vikas Berry