AVS 54th International Symposium
    Surface Science Tuesday Sessions

Session SS1-TuM
Catalytic Chemistry of Hydrocarbons

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 8:00 am, Room 608
Moderator: B.E. Koel, Lehigh University


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8:00am SS1-TuM1
Impact of Surface Analysis in Hydrocarbon Catalysis: Examples from Industry
A.S.Y. Chan, S.R. Bare, UOP - Honeywell
8:20am SS1-TuM2
The Influence of Steps on the Adsorption, Fragmentation, and Reactions of Ethylene and Ethanol on Rh Surfaces
J.N. Andersen, E. Lundgren, A. Resta, Lund University, Sweden
8:40am SS1-TuM3 Invited Paper
Mechanistic Insights on Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
M. Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin - Madison
9:20am SS1-TuM5
H Induced CO Dissociation on Nickel Surfaces
M.P. Anderson, F. Abild-Petersen, J. Engbaek, O. Lytken, S. Horch, J.H. Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, J. Sehested, J.R. Rostrup-Nielsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark, J.K. Norskov, I. Chorkendorff, Technical University of Denmark
9:40am SS1-TuM6
Density Functional Theory Study of the Interconversion between HCO (formyl) and COH Surface Reaction Intermediate on Pt(111)
L. Arnadottir, E.M. Stuve, University of Washington, H. Jónsson, University of Iceland
10:40am SS1-TuM9
Enantioselectivity and Structure of Naturally Chiral Metal Surfaces
A.J. Gellman, Y. Huang, L. Baker, Carnegie Mellon University
11:00am SS1-TuM10
Tunneling Contributions in β-Hydride Elimination of Ethyl Groups on Cu(111) and Cu(100) surfaces
Y. Huang, A.J. Gellman, D. Sholl, Carnegie Mellon University
11:20am SS1-TuM11
CO Chemisorption on Cu(111) via Embedded Configuration Interaction Theory
S. Sharifzadeh, P. Huang, E.A. Carter, Princeton University
11:40am SS1-TuM12
Mechanistic Insights Into Methane Activation from State-Resolved Beam-Surface Scattering Measurements
A.L. Utz, D.R. Killelea, V.L. Campbell, D.F. Del Sesto, N.S. Shuman, Tufts University
12:00pm SS1-TuM13
Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles and their Catalytic Activity in the Cracking of Methane.
J.C. De Jesus, I. Gonzalez, PDVSA-Intevep, Venezuela, M. Garcia, C. Urbina, Universidad Central de Venezuela