Interfacial Phenomena in Energy Systems

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM
Governor's Chamber D (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:
Interfacial phenomena play a vital role in many energy systems. Whether one discusses the adsorption of hydrogen onto a platinum catalyst particle in a fuel cell, the transfer of charge across the dye-semiconductor interface in a photo-electrochemical cell or the adsorption of an enzyme on a cellulosic particle for the production of fuel ethanol, interfaces and the transport of material or energy across them play a direct role in the efficiency of any energy system. This session focuses on interfacial phenomena in energy systems, including traditional gas/oil/coal systems and nontraditional and renewable systems such as solar, biofuels, fuel cells, gas hydrates, supercapacitors, etc. Experimental and theoretical papers are both welcome.


Sponsor:
Interfacial Phenomena


Chair:
Gerold A. Willing
Email: gerold.willing@louisville.edu

Co-Chair:
Costas Tsouris
Email: tsourisc@ornl.gov


8:35 AM
(366a) Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Battery Applications
Scott Allen Mullin, Ashoutosh Panday and Nitash Balsara

9:15 AM
(366c) Neutron Imaging of An Enzyme Fuel Cell
Doug S. Aaron, Costas Tsouris, Abhijeet P. Borole, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson and Eli Baltic

9:35 AM
(366d) Interfacial Mass Transport in the Ionic Liquid/1-Octene System
Azita Ahosseini, Jerzy Petera, Laurence R. Weatherley and Aaron M. Scurto

10:35 AM
(366g) Formation and Dissociation of Gas Hydrates in a Seafloor Process Simulator
Costas Tsouris, J.C. Santamarina, J. Jang, J. Jung, C.J. Rawn, J.E. Alford and T.J. Phelps
See more of this Group/Topical: Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals