Thursday, November 8, 2007: 3:30 PM-6:00 PM
Room 150 A/B/C (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

#646 - Reaction Path Analysis (20031)
Chemical conversion processes are controlled by the underlying reaction pathways. These paths are the foundation for reliable reaction and reactor engineering models which are invaluable in traditional design and optimization. In addition, they provide a starting basis for molecular and catalyst design. The ability to elucidate molecular and mechanistic reaction paths has been enhanced by developments in experimental and theoretical tools which allow the identity of molecular reactants, products, short-lived intermediates and active surface/reactant sites to be probed. Papers aimed at elucidating pathways, discerning the mechanism by which they occur, and advancing their utility in reaction and molecular design are invited. Papers from a broad range of technologically relevant areas including catalysis, hydrocarbon upgrading, combustion, hazardous waste removal, atmospheric chemistry, semiconductor material fabrication and biochemical conversion are sought. We will strive for a balance between experiment and theory, industry and university, and traditional and emerging technologies.
Chair:Linda J. Broadbelt
CoChair:Preetinder S. Virk
3:30 PMQuantum Mechanics Study Of Decomposition Of CF3OCF3 And (CF3CF2)2O Catalyzed By AlF3
Bangwu Jiang, David J. Keffer, Brian J. Edwards
3:50 PMAb Initio Study into the Mechanism of the Thermal Decomposition of Acyclic Polysulfides
Aäron G. Vandeputte, Marie-Françoise Reyniers, Guy B. Marin
4:10 PMAn Ab Initio Study Of Atmospheric Selenium And Arsenic Reactions
Mark Lindblad, Jennifer Wilcox
4:30 PMSolvent Effects In The Hydrogenolysis Pathways Of Propionic Acid
Nishant K. Sinha, Matthew Neurock
4:50 PMA Graph-Theoretic Approach To Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction
Saurabh Vilekar, Ilie Fishtik, Ravindra Datta
5:10 PMThermogravimetric Analysis Of Atr Coke Products: Reaction Mechanism For Iso-Octane Decomposition Over Nickel Catalysts
Thomas A. Westrich, Xiaoyin Chen, Johannes Schwank
5:30 PMAtr Reforming Of Tetradecane (C14H30): A Mechanistic Explanation For Hydrogen And Carbon Formation
Marco J. Castaldi, Lucas Dorazio
5:50 PMSevere Pyrolysis Of The C10 Hydrocarbons N-Decane, Cyclodecane And Decahydronaphthalene, With Graph-Theoretic Interpretations
Preetinder S. Virk

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