2013 AIChE 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

Co-Chair

Johannes Schwank, University of Michigan

Presentations

03:30 PM

(22a) TiO2-Graphene Nanocomposite As Advanced Photocatalyst:Synthesize and Application
Ghodsieh Malekshoar, Ajay Ray

03:45 PM

(22b) Enhanced VOCs Removal By Photocatalytic Oxidation Using Fiber-Illuminated Honeycomb Reactor At Ppb Level
Yi Ting Wu, Jeffrey Wu, Yi-Hui Yu, Luh-Maan Chang, Van-Huy Nguyen

04:00 PM

(22c) Removal of AMC By Photocatalytic Degradation
Kung-Te Lu, Yi Ting Wu, Yi-Hui Yu, Jeffrey Wu, Luh-Maan Chang

04:15 PM

(22d) Characterization of Titania Nanotube Photocatalysts
Johannes Schwank, Nan Liu, Xiaoyin Chen

04:30 PM

(22e) Photocatalytic Enhancement of Titania Via Deposition of Metal Nanoparticles
Kevin A. Dahlberg, Johannes Schwank, Thomas Westrich

04:45 PM

(22f) Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Extra-Fine Ag@Agi Photocatalyst With High Activity Under Visible Light Irradiation
Yinghua Liang, Huan Wang, Wenquan Cui, Li Liu, Joanne Gamage McEvoy, Zisheng Zhang

05:00 PM

(22g) The Use of Induction Heating for On-Demand Desorption and Catalytic Reaction
Ales Zadrazil, Frantisek Stepanek

05:15 PM

(22h) Design Rules for Multiphase Photoreactors
Mahsa Motegh, J. Ruud van Ommen, Robert F. Mudde, Peter W. Appel, Michiel Kreutzer

05:30 PM

(22i) Optically Excited Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures As Selective Direct Propylene and Ethylene Epoxidation Catalysts
Suljo Linic, Phillip Christopher, Hongliang Xin, Marimuthu Andiappan

05:45 PM

(22j) Synthesis and Kinetics of Biodiesel Formation Via Calcium Methoxide Base-Catalyzed Transesterification Reaction in the Absence and Presence of Ultrasound
Yusuf G (Debo) Adewuyi, Vishwanath G Deshmane