2015 AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings

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

William C. Conner, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Co-Chair

Johannes W. Schwank, University of Michigan

Presentations

12:30 PM

(369a) Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Ag/Znfeo Nano-Composites As Photocatalysts
Yousef Alzeghayer, Waheed Almasry, Malik Alahmad

12:50 PM

(369b) Model-Based Optimization of a LED-Based Photocatalytic Reactor
Fatemeh Khodadadian, Richard Lakerveld, Andrzej Stankiewicz, J. Ruud van Ommen, Zonghan Li

01:10 PM

(369c) Photocatalytically Enhanced Synthesis of Ammonia
Pradeep Krishnakumar, Xiaoyin Chen, Johannes W. Schwank

01:30 PM

(369d) Hydrogen By Photocatalysis with Silver-Loaded Perovskites and Charge Transfer
Alexander Samokhvalov, Sean Taylor, Azzah Alzahrani

01:50 PM

(369e) Gold Nanorod@TiO2 Yolk-Shell Nanostructures for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol
Tuo Wang, Jinlong Gong, Ang Li

02:10 PM

(369f) How Microwaves Enhance Interfacial Reactions!
Wm. Curtis Conner

02:30 PM

(369g) Development of a Visible Light Photochemical Process for the Manufacture of API Intermediate
Jonathan P. McMullen, Shrihari Venkatesh, Daniel DiRocco