2013 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Electrocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications

Experimental and modeling papers are sought on fundamental understanding and applications of electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis.

Chair

Michael Janik, The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Chair

Scott Barton, Michigan State University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(614a) Selective Oxidation of 1,2-Propanediol to Pyruvate Or Lactate in Alkaline Media Over Supported Au and Pt Nanoparticles in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (AEMFC) and Electrocatalytic Flow Reactors
David Chadderdon, Le Xin, Ji Qi, Wenzhen Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Brian Brady, Michael Janik

08:50 AM

(614b) Catalytic Activity of Platinum Nanoparticles for H2 Formation
Anna L. Garden, Avan A. Faraj, Lilja Kristinsdóttir, Javed Hussain, Egill Skúlason, Hannes Jónsson

09:10 AM

(614c) Electrode Potential Dependent Activation Barriers Approximated With Density Functional Theory
Michael J. Janik, Monica Esopi, Michael Regula, Aravind Asthagiri, Xiaowa Nie

09:30 AM

(614d) Bifunctional Alkaline Electrocatalysts for HOR and HER: A First-Principles Study
ZhenHua Zeng, Jeff Greeley

09:50 AM

(614e) Electrocatalytic Selective Oxidation of Glycerol to Tartronate and Electricity Generation Using Au, Pd Mono and Bimetallic Nanoparticles Supported On Carbon Nanotube As Anode Catalyst in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Ji Qi, Le Xin, David Chadderdon, Yang Qiu, Yibo Jiang, Zhiyong Zhang, Wenzhen Li

10:10 AM

(614f) Understanding ORR Kinetics Through Microkinetic Modeling: Revisiting the Tafel Slope
Adam Holewinski, Suljo Linic

10:30 AM

(614g) In-Situ XAS Study of Self-Switching Electrocatalyst for Oer and ORR
Feng Jiao