AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Energy Science and Technology Focus Topic Tuesday Sessions

Session EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM
Catalysis for Energy Sustainability

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 8:00 am, Room 203
Moderator: D.E. Ramaker, George Washington University


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8:00am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM1 Invited Paper
Size, Shape, and Support Effects in Oxidative Coupling Reactions
C.L. Marshall, W. Setthapun, S. Mucherie, Argonne National Laboratory, H.S. Kim, Northwestern University, J.A. Libera, J.W. Elam, Argonne National Laboratory, P.C. Stair, Northwestern University
8:40am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM3 Invited Paper
Application of Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns
M. Yudasaka, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
9:20am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM5
Reducing Carbon Dioxide to Methane under Visible Light Illumination by Non-stoichiometric Mixed Phase Titania Thin Films
L. Chen, M.E. Graham, P.A. DeSario, K.A. Gray, Northwestern University
9:40am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM6
Variations in Metal-Ligand Effects on Pt in PtnM (M = Ru,Mo,Sn) Electrocatalysts as Exhibited by in situ XANES and EXAFS Measurements in Methanol
D.E. Ramaker, F.J. Scott, George Washington University, S. Mukerjee, Northeastern University
10:40am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM9 Invited Paper
Controlling the Activity of Fuel Cell Electrode Materials by Tuning the Surface Electronic Structure
J.K. Norskov, Technical University of Denmark
11:20am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM11
Resolving the Electronic Properties of Catalytically Important Pd/Au Alloys at the Sub-Nanometer Level
A.E. Baber, H.L. Tierney, E.C.H. Sykes, Tufts University
11:40am EN+BI+SS+SE-TuM12
Water-Gas-Shift Reaction on Metal-Oxide Catalysts
P. Liu, S. Ma, J.A. Rodriguez, J. Hrbek, Brookhaven National Laboratory